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Vast · 1 day ago

Manager, Avionics Electrical Engineering

Long Beach, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$150K/yr - $170K/yr

5+ years exp

Vast is dedicated to advancing space exploration by developing artificial gravity space stations. The Manager of Avionics Electrical Engineering will lead a team in designing and deploying high-performance avionics systems essential for these space habitats, ensuring project success through technical oversight and collaboration with internal stakeholders.

Defense & Space

Culture & Values

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

Electrical Engineering degreeElectrical circuit designAvionics test equipmentPCB designEngineering leadershipCircuit simulation softwareElectrical design analysisCreative problem solvingCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

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

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.

Founded in 2021

Long Beach, California, US

501-1000 employees