Vast · 1 day ago
Manager, Avionics Electrical Engineering
Long Beach, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $170K/yr
5+ years expVast is dedicated to contributing to a future where humans can thrive in space, building the first commercial space station, Haven-1. They are seeking a Manager of Avionics Electrical Engineering to lead the development of avionics systems for artificial-gravity space stations, overseeing a team and ensuring project success through design and verification processes.
Defense & Space
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead team to design, develop, and deploy state-of-the-art avionics tailored for extreme performance and reliability in demanding environments
Recruit and empower a diverse team of engineers to develop on-vehicle components from initial requirements to vehicle installation
This role is both managerial and technical, and you will have significant input, guidance, review, and oversight on your team’s work
Exemplify a culture of excellence, extreme ownership, and safety. Enable engineers to take responsibility for the system level impact of their work
Communicate with various Vast internal stakeholders to capture project design criteria from the technical system owners and translate them into verifiable avionics design requirements for your team to implement
Identify project level verification milestones in the form of analyses, demonstrations, and tests to ensure program success
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or other comparable engineering discipline
5+ years of experience in electrical circuit design, analysis and testing
2+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role
Experience with avionics test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes
Experience with analog, digital, or mixed signal multi-layer PCB design
Experience with PCBA design and Altium or similar software
Experience managing the design of technical projects
Experience with circuit simulation software such as LTSpice or SIMPLIS
Deep understanding of electrical design and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage
Hands-on experience with sizing, installing and troubleshooting various electronic components
Preferred
Track record of deploying products with successful space flight heritage
Familiarity with spacecraft avionics systems and knowledge of space environment effects
Experience in space mission operations for manned space flight programs
Comfortable communicating technical topics to a variety of audiences
Ability to creatively solve problems and weigh against multi-disciplinary requirements together while assessing risk and making design and development decisions
Creative problem solver that can bring multiple disciplines together with the ability to assess risk and make design and development decisions without all available data
Self-motivated with strong learning, multi-tasking, organizational, communication and documentation skills
Familiarity with NASA standards such as EEE-INST-002
Develop and implement engineering standards, protocols, and quality assurance processes to optimize system performance and safety
Conduct technical feasibility studies, simulations, and performance analyses to support project development
Benefits
100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
Flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
One Medical membership
ClassPass credits
Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health
Other discounts and perks
Exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge
Lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees
Company
Vast
Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure 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.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Max Haot
Chief Executive Officer
Alex Hudson
Chief Technology Officer
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