# Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lunar at Vast

- Company: Vast
- What the company does: Progress is impossible without change, and at VAST, we're doing things differently. We are pushing the boundaries of what has long been deemed impossible. Backed by Space Capital.
- Company website: https://vast.space
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Long Beach, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-18
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/vast/jobs/4706013006?gh_jid=4706013006
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vast-senior-mechanical-engineer-lunar/

## About the role

As one of the earliest Mechanical Engineers on the Lunar team, you'll play an outsized part in developing Vast’s lunar ecosystem. In this role you will have the opportunity to cover a wide range of components and systems for the Moon. You will concept, design, build, and test engineered systems that require an understanding of mechanical design, power systems, fluid systems, mechanisms, and materials engineering.

## What they're looking for

- Minimum of a B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, physics, or related technical discipline
- 6+ years of experience in mechanical design for space applications, with direct ownership of hardware from design through test
- Hands-on CAD proficiency (NX or equivalent) with experience taking mechanical/electromechanical/fluids designs from concept through flight release
- Demonstrated experience owning a hardware subsystem end-to-end (design, build, integration, and test), not solely in an analysis or support capacity
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners

Tags: Lunar