Full-Time
Senior Avionics Design Engineer
Updated on 5/17/2024
Develops private space station for extended missions
Hardware
Senior
Long Beach, CA, USA
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience with avionics design, analysis, and/or unit level testing
- Experience with avionics test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, current probes
- Experience with analog, digital, or mixed signal multi-layer PCB design
Responsibilities
- Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams to rapidly design, develop and test highly reliable electronics for our state-of-the-art commercial space station
- Perform component selection, design analysis, schematic capture, circuit board design, prototyping, board bring up, debugging, circuit validation, and design documentation for electrical designs
- Analyze and troubleshoot electronic assemblies, define new processes, design circuits/fixtures/tools, and identify opportunities for improvement in both products and processes
- Support or act as responsible engineer for flight hardware, from conception through build, qualification, flight integration, and ultimately flight operations
- Support build and process improvement through troubleshooting build problems and work to simplify and streamline recurring work to enable higher reliability of the avionics hardware
- Support mission operations by providing real-time input during flight, completing data reviews, monitoring hardware performance, and working with partners to simplify operation of our avionics systems
- Work with experts from other teams and departments to ensure that fielded systems perform their function while being efficient, manufacturable, and reliable
- Define acceptance testing and qualification requirements of new and existing hardware, perform development and qualification testing to prove out design, and formally document test results
- Travel to launch sites for testing and/or operations
Vast is at the forefront of space exploration technology by developing Haven-1, the world's first private space station specifically designed for extended human spaceflight and varied scientific research. This enterprise not only integrates cutting-edge technology for compatibility with established spacecraft like SpaceX Dragon but also enhances astronaut well-being with features such as internet access and panoramic space views, fostering a unique and supportive work environment for its team.
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Headquarters
Long Beach, California
Founded
2021
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