Senior Avionics Systems Engineer

Vast is looking for a Senior Avionics Systems Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager, Avionics and Power Systems, to support the development of systems 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: 

• Function as responsible engineer for avionics systems across design, integration, test, launch, and operations.
• Define detailed systems design, including system interfaces, consumable budgets, harness and channel capabilities, hardware capabilities, reliability and fault tolerance compliance, vehicle risk assessments, and configuration change management.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional engineering team to define requirements, perform systems trades, and scope designs as they move from concept to flight production. 
• Architect and inform autonomous behaviors, vehicle modes, and fault responses to comply with vehicle redundancy and fault-tolerance requirements.
• Develop system-level test plans for integrated flight hardware to verify test coverage and vehicle flight readiness.
• Evaluate vehicle health and perform real-time troubleshooting to drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Create and maintain system designs, processes, and validation techniques to improve reliability and streamline production.
• Support process improvement by identifying recurring issues, implementing design feedback, and enabling higher system reliability.
• Travel to launch sites or test facilities as needed to support operational activities.
• Mentor and support fellow engineers, fostering strong technical development across the team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of professional or project experience with avionics design, analysis, system level integration, and/or unit level testing. 
• Experience with systems engineering principles and processes as they relate to spacecraft development.
• Experience with lifecycle development as it relates to space systems, including requirement definition, identifying design solutions, integration, validation and verification, qualification, and operation.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical topics to a wide variety of audiences.
• Ability to creatively solve problems and weigh against multi-disciplinary requirements while assessing risk and making design and development decisions with incomplete data. 
• Self-motivated with strong learning, multi-tasking, organizational, communication and documentation skills.
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and thrive in a fast paced environment.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience defining, managing, and verifying flight software interfaces.
• Experience with system design and test of subsystems like power, GNC, RF, and human interfaces.
• Experience with high-reliability/fault-tolerant electronics for aerospace or defense applications.
• Understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage.
• Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power supplies, etc.)

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% travel to support launch campaigns.
• Comfortable balancing several projects at any given time with the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Pay Range:

• Senior Avionics Systems Engineer: $135,800-$176,000
• Staff Avionics Systems Engineer: $159,100-$205,800