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 world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in August 2025. 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 Staff UX Engineer, reporting to the Director, Ground Segment & Mission Operations, to build applications and interfaces onboard our Haven-1 spacecraft and in mission operations back on Earth. You are an end to end development unicorn, a self starter who excels at user interface hierarchy, user experience design and can bring designs to life using Figma and React/TypeScript & Storybook. You are a fluent speaker of pixels and pointers. We are looking for a multidisciplinary designer and developer who is up for a challenge and ready to redefine the digital experience in space.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
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U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The 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
