Principal Product Engineer - Long Beach
13 hours ago
Job description
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 Principal Product Engineer, reporting to the Senior Director, Mission Software, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.
This individual is responsible for the success of onboard crew applications, ground-based mission control software, and historical data review and analysis tools.
This person will own product direction and work closely with UX and engineering partners to ensure complex problems are translated into clear, well-prioritized, and high-quality software solutions.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.Responsibilities
Own the product roadmap derived from input from users, design, and engineering.
Remain hands-on in the codebase every day, delivering customer-facing features and infrastructure improvements across onboard crew apps, mission control, and data review tooling.
Acquire deep understanding of user problems and goals.Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with engineers, designers, mission operations, and crew stakeholders.
Partner closely with UX designers to shape user experiences and review concepts, prototypes, and designs.
Collaborate with other software engineers to evaluate tradeoffs, scope work, and drive successful delivery.
Prototype software user experiences and gather feedback from astronauts, mission operators, and engineers with an emphasis on rapid iteration.
Employ data-driven decision making to inform the product roadmap and development priorities.
Ensure product decisions reflect a high standard of craft, usability, reliability, and mission readiness.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, software engineering, informatics, human centered design, or other STEM discipline; OR 12+ years of professional experience.
Full-stack experience with relevant technologies – e.g. Golang or similar, React / or similar, experience with databases is a bonus.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Experience founding or working at an early-stage startup with responsibility for achieving product-market fit.
Experience taking a product from 0-1 as a technical product lead or a founder.
Experience juggling multiple projects.
Experience with UI/UX design software (Figma, Adobe XD) and/or GenAI driven prototype generation.
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build trust with stakeholders.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Ability to make independent judgments with limited information.
High standards for quality, usability, and execution.
Logical and strategic approach to solving problems.
Portfolio showcasing projects with clear product ownership involvement.
Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction.
Additional RequirementsWillingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
Ability to travel up to 10% to support launch campaigns.
Pay Range
Principal Product Engineer:
$221,000 - $314,000
Pay Range:
California
$221,000—$314,000 USD
Compensation And Benefits
Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package.
Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.
We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast's ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUSThe 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
Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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