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Vast

Robot type
Robotics
Location
Long BeachCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Oct 23, 2026
Salary
$137,760–$230,472 a year
Full-time

NX Designer

Job description

Headquartered in Long Beach, California , and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

As the most senior design authority within Fluid Systems, this role sets the CAD and drafting standard for the organization, owns the hardest geometry and largest assemblies, and mentors designers and engineers across Propulsion, Thermal and Life Support Systems.

Job responsibilities

  • Own design and drawings for thermal and life support hardware from conceptual phase through product release and manufacture
  • Own the BOM, mass tracking, and hardware release for assigned subsystems
  • Define and manage interfaces between vehicle subsystems and lead design trades from the CAD side
  • Execute complex geometrical modeling for additively manufactured hardware
  • Drive detailed design and drawing release for ECLSS subassemblies, tubing runs, component assemblies, MLI (multi-layer insulation), and soft goods
  • Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for engineering design, drafting, and modeling standards using NX and Teamcenter — establishing and enforcing best practices, templates, and configuration management discipline…
  • Mentor and develop designers and engineers, and train the broader team to self-serve on routine CAD tasks
  • Partner directly with manufacturing, technicians, and suppliers to ensure designs are producible, inspectable, and released on schedule

Job requirements

  • 8+ years of relevant CAD/Design experience
  • Experience working in aerospace design
  • Expert-level experience designing and managing large CAD assemblies and associated drawings
  • Demonstrated development and configuration management experience on technically complex hardware products
  • Knowledge of mechanical engineering design and manufacturing
  • Experience with ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41
  • Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
  • Experience with tube routing
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