Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and capital-efficient approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to support a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and supporting a growing space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to design, build, and operate its own spacecraft in orbit. Next, Haven-1 is targeted to become the world’s first commercial space station, with launch anticipated in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced two new offerings leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo: Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line; and Vast Lunar Systems, power, communications, and habitats for the Moon.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities capable of manufacturing America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for Mars, dedicated modules for government partners, and other crewed systems designed to unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

Vast is looking for a Staff HPC Infrastructure Engineer, reporting to the Manager, IT Infrastructure 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, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities

Build, support, and architect Vast’s high-performance compute (HPC) infrastructure
Design and implement enhancements to the HPC environment including new features to improve performance, ease of use, and cost optimization
Provide support to the engineering teams who use HPC for their analysis
Own the lifecycle of Vast’s HPC infrastructure, including cluster updates, patching, maintenance, performance, and reliability
Integrate the HPC environment with Vast’s broader engineering design cycle including upstream design in NX/Teamcenter and post-processing
Manage process for onboarding new applications and users to the HPC environment

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of HPC administration and architecture or relevant industry experience
Experience supporting HPC clusters for Aerospace or a related industry, including structural, dynamic, mechanical, computational fluid dynamic analyses
Deep understanding of SLURM and Linux
Experience working with engineering organizations to shape architecture and administration of HPC systems to accelerate engineering analysis
Proven track record of leading technical initiatives from concept through production deployment
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, math, engineering, or equivalent work experience

Preferred Skills & Experience

AWS Parallel Cluster for HPC
Infrastructure/configuration as code frameworks including Terraform and Puppet
Cloud infrastructure experience in AWS, Azure, or GCP
Expert in Nastran, Abaqus, Ansys, STAR-CCM, Wave6 analysis software
Experience building on-premise HPC environments, including virtualization layers and underlying hardware (compute, storage, networking, and GPU infrastructure)
Proficiency in Python or an equivalent scripting language
Ability to work effectively in a team environment
Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changes in strategic direction

Additional Requirements

Willingness to work overtime and/ or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Pay Range: California

$171,000—$243,000 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.