Vast is looking for a Senior Audio & Acoustics Engineer, reporting to the Principal Human Systems Engineer, to support the development of the audio and acoustic systems that will be 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: 

• Responsible for the planning, design, and implementation of audio systems and acoustic management for crew-habitable space stations.
• Simulate acoustic environments with inputs from various teams to understand and mitigate unwanted or dangerous sound pressure levels and frequencies.
• Select speaker and microphone components with appropriate levels of audibility, intelligibility, reliability, and redundancy.
• Select and qualify audio codecs, amplifiers, and applicable filters.
• Select acoustic baffling components, materials, and geometries to ensure ambient environment noise facilitates successful mission execution.
• Partner with hardware and manufacturing engineers and technicians to develop customized, space-qualified solutions.
• Ensure audio and acoustic systems adhere to all applicable requirements and standards.
• Provide guidance to external vendors for running tests and for modifying their transducers for our application.
• Produce sound analyses to ensure adequate sound levels and intelligibility in both nominal and emergency scenarios.
• Routinely work with associated teams in other disciplines to ensure robust system and component design and selection, including avionics, power, structural, thermal, materials, and medical. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in audio and/or acoustic design

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience with digital signal processing, coding, and embedded systems
• Experience with I2S, lossless compression, and bandwidth constrained audio streaming
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to collaborate effectively with colleagues and partner vendors
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction
• Experience with audio and acoustic systems on aircraft, watercraft, or spacecraft
• Experience with lighting systems on aircraft, watercraft, or spacecraft
• Experience with recording studio audio and acoustic design.

Pay Range: 

• Senior Audio & Acoustics Engineer LIII: $140,000 - $170,000