Senior Thermal Engineer
Vast · Long Beach
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- Company
- Vast
- Location
- Long Beach
- Salary
- $147,600 — $209,520
- Posted
- June 8, 2026
About this job
Vast is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to define the thermal architecture and own thermal analysis for a new constellation-ready 15kW spacecraft bus — a product line designed to scale to hundreds of spacecraft per year. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. About this role: We're designing a high-power satellite bus that accommodates multiple payload types — including a compute-intensive Nvidia payload with significant thermal dissipation. The thermal architecture is a first-order design decision for this bus, not an afterthought. You'll own thermal analysis and design from system architecture through flight delivery, starting during the architecture trade studies.…
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