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CNC Machinist

Location: Long Beach, CA
Listed: Today

Shift hours

Second Shift: 2:30PM-10:00PM

Responsibilities

Set up and operate multi-axis CNC Mills/Lathes
Read and interpret setup sheets and tool lists
Ability to check parts that are running according to the in-process inspection plan, including optical comparator, caliper, and micrometers
Understand speeds and feeds
Communicate with machine shop leadership when parts exhibit quality issues or concern
Perform first article inspections
Deburr all parts to ensure quality part
Able to read and intercept aerospace drawings
Perform basic maintenance needs of the machine. Clean chips, fill coolant, add fluids, Clean machine
Effectively work as a team and pass on workload to the following shift

Minimum Qualifications

2+ years of CNC machining experience

Preferred Skills & Experience

5+ years working with CNC machines with HAAS and Fanuc controls
High school diploma or equivalent work experience
Working knowledge of GD&T
Working knowledge of G code
Strong Mechanical aptitude
Ability to deburr all parts to ensure quality parts
Strong oral and written communication
College or Trade school certificate
Working knowledge of Additive Manufactured Parts
Multi-axis Mill, Lathe, Mill-Turn and Turn-Mill knowledge
Ability to run up to 2 machines simultaneously

Pay Range

California $23.22 - $56.97 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.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package.

Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.

We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast's ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

About Vast

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 CNC Mill Machinist on our Second Shift, reporting to the Supervisor of Machining, 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, non-exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

As a machinist, you will manufacture hardware from billet material and additively manufactured hardware utilizing state of the art CNC machinery.

Equal opportunity and legal notices

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and 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.

Read the original posting

From Vast's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 11, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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