Engineering Intern

Job Description

About Vast:

Vast’s mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. They are building artificial gravity space stations to enable long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Their initial crewed space habitat, Haven-1, is scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station, launching into low earth orbit in May 2026.

Job Description:

Vast offers an advanced engineering internship program with hands-on opportunities to design and build space hardware and software. As an intern, you will play a crucial role in developing systems required for the operation of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This is a 12-week Fall internship at Vast’s HQ in Long Beach, CA.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will vary depending on the intern’s area of expertise. Vast is currently looking for candidates with experience in the following engineering disciplines:

• Human Systems
• Thermal Hardware
• Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS)
• Integration