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# Mission Integration Engineer

- **Company:** Vast, Inc
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $112,340.0 - $159,468.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Applications, Customer Data Management, Network Interface Controllers
- **Published:** October 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=60e3f9529a96e98d

## About the Role

* Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline

Preferred Skills & Experience:

 * Experience with facilities within an aerospace industry
 * Familiar with space planning procedures and operations
 * Knowledge of computer applications and the ability to easily navigate through different computer software programs
 * Ability to create and update request for proposals (RFPs), purchase orders (POs) and facilities work orders in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
 * Ability to work effectively in a team environment
 * Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
 * Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
 * Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
 * Ability to read and understand basic floor plans
 * Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction.

Additional Requirements:

 * Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
 * Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
 * Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
 * Specific certifications, as appropriate

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

## Description

The Mission Integration Engineer serves as the primary technical interface between the customer and internal engineering teams, responsible for the successful end-to-end integration of customer payloads onto the spacecraft. This role owns the mission from kickoff through launch and on-orbit commissioning, translating customer requirements into actionable engineering plans and ensuring all interfaces - mechanical, electrical, thermal, software, and operational - are defined, verified, and closed out on schedule., * Serve as the customer's primary technical point of contact throughout the mission lifecycle, leading technical interchange meetings, working groups, and formal reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, MRR)

 * Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and requirements documents; manage requirement decomposition, allocation, and verification closure
 * Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams (structures, power, avionics, thermal, software, GNC, operations) to resolve integration issues and drive trades to closure
 * Own the mission integration schedule, tracking deliverables, milestones, and critical path items on both customer and internal sides
 * Plan and oversee payload integration and test campaigns, including fit checks, functional testing, and environmental test support
 * Manage technical risk: identify, document, and drive disposition of integration risks, non-conformances, and waivers
 * Support launch vehicle integration activities and interface coordination (e.g., ICD compliance, coupled loads analysis inputs, range documentation)
 * Ensure compliance with export control (ITAR/EAR) requirements in all customer data exchanges