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Vast jobs

Vast is developing next-generation space stations (Haven-1 and Haven-2) and space infrastructure, in its own words with an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach. It hires mostly in Long Beach, California.

As of 7 Nov 2026, SpaceJobs.Now lists 202 open jobs at Vast; their typical pay runs $117k to $245k a year, with a median of $141k.

$117k–$245k/yr

Typical pay, live

202 open jobs now

Browse its 202 open jobs What it looks for

Latest Vast openings

Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTC

Communications Associate (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States · todayDetails
$33–$55/hr
Associate General Counsel (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Houston, Texas +5 more · todayDetails
~$117k–$245k/yrtypical
Manufacturing Engineering, Thermal Control (opens the job details)
Technicians · Long Beach, California, United States · todayDetails
$86,100–$195,552/yr
Senior Manager, Spacecraft Systems (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Long Beach, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$170,000–$242,000/yr
Components Engineer (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Long Beach, California, United States · 1d agoDetails
$112,340–$230,000/yr
Deburr Technician (opens the job details)
Technicians · Long Beach, California, United States · 2d agoDetails
$19–$43/hr
ECAD/Electronics Librarian (opens the job details)
Avionics · Long Beach, California, United States · 2d agoDetails
$101,680–$144,336/yr
Electrical Engineer, Avionics (opens the job details)
Avionics · Long Beach, California, United States · 2d agoDetails
$112,340–$195,552/yr
Post Processing Technician (opens the job details)
Technicians · Long Beach, California, United States · 3d agoDetails
$20.70–$40.18/hr
Operations Specialist (opens the job details)
Supply Chain · Long Beach, California, United States · 3d agoDetails
$24.50–$42/hr
Shift Lead, Space Simulation Technician (opens the job details)
Technicians · Long Beach, California, United States · 3d agoDetails
$38.83–$55.13/hr
Senior Thermal Engineer, Lunar (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Long Beach, California, United States · 3d agoDetails
$147,000–$249,000/yr

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Vast at a glance

202 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07

Sites with open roles

California (191), District of Columbia (3) and Texas (1)

Part of the industry

Spacecraft & stations · Space stations

Where its roles come from

Its whole public Greenhouse board (183 postings on 29 Oct 2026).

Pay in its postings

Today 97.5% of its open roles give a pay range.

Applying

Through Vast's careers site: the Apply button on a role opens that posting there. Screening, interviews and the offer all run between you and Vast; we are not part of it.

A recruiter wrote to you in Vast's name?

Vast's own sites: vastspace.com.

What Vast pays

Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07

$117k–$245k/yrMiddle half, today

The median is $141k/yr over the 197 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $39.5k/yr up to $337k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.

Measured from 196 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 5 of the 202 open jobs here state no pay.

Discipline	Open jobs	Middle half	Top figure
Manufacturing & Technicians	40	$83.1k–$196k/yr	$245k/yr
Programs & Business	35	$117k–$256k/yr	$337k/yr
Systems, Integration & Test	31	$136k–$230k/yr	$249k/yr
Mechanical, Structures & Thermal	26	$141k–$243k/yr	$265k/yr
Quality & Mission Assurance	18	$118k–$265k/yr	$268k/yr
Avionics & Electrical	17	$149k–$238k/yr	$262k/yr
Ground Software & IT	13	$149k–$268k/yr	$268k/yr
Supply Chain & Facilities	8	$67.5k–$160k/yr	$175k/yr
Propulsion & Engines	6	$133k–$192k/yr	$193k/yr
Flight Software & GNC	4	$192k–$255k/yr	$268k/yr
Launch & Mission Operations	3	$159k–$237k/yr	$242k/yr
RF, Communications & Payloads	1	$121k-$210k/yr 1 posted figure	$210k/yr

The top-paying Vast jobs open now

Every 202, highest pay first

Associate General Counsel (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 1w agoDetails
$196,000–$337,000/yr
Director, People Business Partners (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$184,000–$275,000/yr
Director, Mission Engineering & Management (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Long Beach, California, United States · 5mo agoDetails
$188,600–$267,720/yr
Staff Software Engineer, Mission Software (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Long Beach, California, United States · 1y+ agoDetails
$188,600–$267,720/yr
Mission Assurance Engineer (opens the job details)
Quality · Long Beach, California, United States · 3mo agoDetails
$159,900–$267,720/yr

The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.

What Vast looks for

The usual bar in each discipline Vast is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.

Manufacturing & Technicians 40 open at Vast

Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC.

Programs & Business 35 open at Vast

A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.

Systems, Integration & Test 31 open at Vast

An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.

Mechanical, Structures & Thermal 26 open at Vast

A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.

Quality & Mission Assurance 18 open at Vast

An engineering degree or inspection certifications (NDT levels, AS9100 experience); safety roles want EHS credentials.

Avionics & Electrical 17 open at Vast

An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.

Vast's disciplines

Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.

Mechanical, Structures & Thermal 26 at VastSystems, Integration & Test 31 at VastManufacturing & Technicians 40 at VastAvionics & Electrical 17 at VastLaunch & Mission Operations 3 at Vast

Vast pay by occupation, from its own postings: Software engineer pay, Electrical engineer pay, Systems engineer pay, Mechanical engineer pay, Test engineer pay, Manufacturing engineer pay, Quality engineer pay, HR professional pay, Supply chain professional pay.

For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.

Vast sites with openings

A town's page gathers the space roles open there, Vast's and its neighbours', ranks the busiest employers and points to nearby towns.

Long Beach, CA Hawthorne, CA Mojave, CA Washington, DC Houston, TX

Open jobs at Vast since Jun 2025

How many jobs Vast's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.

Jobs on its own careers board

Jun 2025: 142 · low 121 (Sep 2025) · Aug 2026: 166 · today 204

Every month's count

Jun 2025: 142
Jul 2025: 154
Aug 2025: 150
Sep 2025: 121
Jun 2026: 146
Aug 2026: 166
6 Nov 2026: 204 (the board today)

Questions about Vast

How do I apply to Vast?

Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on Vast's careers site; the application goes straight to Vast. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.

What does Vast pay?

Across the 197 open Vast jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $117k–$245k/yr and the median $141k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $39.5k/yr and the highest $337k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.

Which disciplines is Vast staffing?

Of its 202 openings, the largest groups are manufacturing & technicians (40), programs & business (35) and systems, integration & test (31).

What does Vast ask for in space manufacturing and technician jobs?

Often no degree: a trade school, apprenticeship or military background, plus certifications such as welding or IPC. The exact bar is in each Vast posting.

How fresh is this list of Vast roles?

We read Vast's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Vast keeps it up, dated with our last check.

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