Workplace
On-site
Employment
Internship
Published
Aug 11, 2026
Closes
No date supplied
The role
At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations 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. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. 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 Inspector, Avionics (1st Shift) , reporting to the Quality Supervisor , to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations.
This will be a full-time , non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
• Lead inspection execution for complex in-process and final inspections of flight hardware
• Provide day-to-day technical leadership and direction to avionics and integration inspectors across shifts, promoting consistent inspection methods, standard interpretation, and workmanship expectations
• Support production readiness activities, including daily tag ups, inspection planning, and managing priorities
• Act as a quality advocate on the production floor, escalat
Requirements
Department: Quality