Additive Manufacturing Technician
Vast · Long Beach, CA
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Vast (aerospace & defense) in Long Beach, CA. Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite , a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- CNC
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How this role compares
Against 77 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Typical $85k–$123k, from 12 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ CNC 42%
- Tooling 41%
- Machining 38%
- ✓ Team leadership 37%
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This plant: Vast in Long Beach
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Responsibilities
- ◆Setting up additive manufacturing print jobs, verifying machine settings against best practices, overseeing the print process and quality as the machine operates, recover build pauses if necessary
- ◆Safely handling the metal powder before and after the build, includes sieving, loading, part de-powdering, measuring, and safe storage
- ◆Keep a clean, organized, and thoroughly maintained work space
- ◆Develop and implement process efficiency improvement projects
- ◆Independently perform verifications and document results in a clear, precise, and complete manner
- ◆Operate post processing equipment such as drills, handheld grinders and CNC machines as required
- ◆Perform preventive routine maintenance on the machines and troubleshooting manufacturing hardware
- ◆Support rapid iteration and development testing
- ◆Document build, test, and maintenance activities
- ◆Adhere to and help refine test processes, safety standards, and best practices
- ◆Support other teams through cross-functional collaboration and training
Qualifications
- ✓High school degree or equivalency certificate
- ✓1+ years of manufacturing, or similar industry, experience
- ✓Comfortable working with hand tools, basic measurement equipment, and following detailed procedures exactly and safely
Preferred Skills & Experience
- ✓3+ years experience in additive manufacturing or similar environment
- ✓Excellent communication skills
- ✓Ability to read, interpret and work from drawings, controlled documentation and processes such as: assembly procedures/work instructions, schematics, engineering drawings, and parts list
- ✓Experience working in aerospace or defense manufacturing environments
- ✓Experience driving engagement with others, taking initiative, and helping push the team to new levels
- ✓Experience with metal powders
Additional
Requirements
- ✓Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
- ✓Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted
Pay Range: California
$23 — $58 USD
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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Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station 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. 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 in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite , a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.
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 required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.
Vast is looking for an Additive Manufacturing Technician , reporting to the Supervisor, Manufacturing , to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations. You will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the additive manufacturing equipment, as well as part post-processing and quality control.
This will be a full-time , non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Shift
- •Second Shift: 2pm - 10:30pm
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.