# Solar Array Engineer, Mechanical 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: Mid level
- Location: Long Beach, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/vast/jobs/4715647006?gh_jid=4715647006
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vast-solar-array-engineer-mechanical/

## About the role

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related discipline
- 5–10 years of experience designing, building, and testing electromechanical systems — preferably mechanisms for spacecraft, satellites, or robotic systems
- Demonstrated experience with mechanism design fundamentals: bearings, gears, motors, springs, fasteners, and structural load paths
- Ability to build and defend a torque budget or force budget for a mechanism from first principles
- Experience with environmental testing of mechanical hardware (vibration, thermal cycling, life testing)
- Hands-on experience — you have built, assembled, or integrated the hardware you designed

Tags: Avionics and Power Systems