- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Hawthorne
At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Quality Inspection Specialist I, reporting to the Principal Engineer, E-2, to support the Launcher E-2 liquid rocket engine program. We have the ambitious goal for E-2 to be the world’s highest-performing engine for small launchers, while optimized for mass production and low cost. You will be a key team member helping complete the development of our E-2 engine towards a completed and reliable high-performance product.
This will be a full-time, non-exempt position located in our Hawthorne facility.
Responsibilities:
- Define and execute quality methodologies to support full product traceability
- Hands on dimensional inspection skills using mechanical tools
- CMM programming skills
- Collaborate with responsible engineers, manufacturing engineers and technicians to review designs and drawings
- Assess, define, improve and communicate inhouse inspection capabilities
- Identify and track manufacturing non-conformities and proactively work with manufacturing and engineering to address them
- Develop, approve and execute process inspection controls to regulate acceptance of critical characteristics.
- Use expertise to contribute to the prevention of defects and non-conformities, ultimately reducing the likelihood of recalls and/or customer complaints.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing quality data, identifying trends, and implementing corrective and preventive actions to enhance the overall quality of our products and reduce costs.
- Create and define technical and quality requirements based on customer and program requirements and expectations for NPI and manufacturing phases.
- Effectively apply root cause analysis, FMEA, Cause Mapping, Cause & Effect diagrams,and structured RCCA to drive corrective action.
- Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and potential defect opportunities and provide feedback as appropriate on manufacturing methods and technologies.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 7+ years of inspection experience in an aerospace, aviation, military or manufacturing environment
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Certified Black / Green belt lean and Six-Sigma quality engineering methodologies.
- Experience with Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000 / AS9100 / AS6500 / NADCAP).
- Experience in statistical controls and methods (e.g. MSA, GR&R, Design of Experiments, Six Sigma, etc.).
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.
- Effective written, verbal and presentation communication skills
- Experience with NDT.
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
