Senior Quality Inspector

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 worlds 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 you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity come join us.

Vast is looking for a SeniorQuality Inspector reporting to the Sr. Director of Manufacturing E-2 to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time non-exempt position located in our Hawthorne facility.

We have the ambitious goal for E-2 to be the worlds 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.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute quality methodologies to support full product traceability.
• Perform hands on dimensional inspection skills using mechanical tools.
• 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 performance issues.
• 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.
• 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.
• Strong knowledge in GD&T.

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.
• Ability to program CMM (Languages)
• Ability to use inspection softwares (NCDMAS Inspire)

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY