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Staff Electronics Piece Parts Engineer

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In-Office
Long Beach, CA
160K-200K Annually
Senior level
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Long Beach, CA
160K-200K Annually
Senior level
Develop and manage electronics part control plans for a space station program, ensuring reliability and compliance with aerospace standards.
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At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.

Vast is looking for a Staff Electronics Piece Parts Engineer, reporting to the Director, RF Engineering, to support the development of the 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: 

  • Develop, deploy, and operate electronics piece parts control plans for Vast’s human rated space station programs
  • Tailor industry standards such as EEE-INST-002, NASA-STD-8739.10, etc for balancing high reliability, low cost, and development rate of Vast’s avionics products
  • Manage a Vast parts database for screening, qualification, and monitor against GIDEP, Silicon Expert, etc
  • Advise engineers on part selection and design for reliability such as FMECA/PFMECA and reliability design of experiments. 
  • Support component failure analysis through processes such as NDA, DPA, x-ray, CT scan, SEM, cross sectioning, etc
  • Foster a strong interdisciplinary relationship with other teams that rely on the electronics parts team to be successful across engineering, quality, and supply chain
  • Exemplify a culture of excellence, extreme ownership, and safety.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, physics, materials science, or related discipline
  • 7+ years of experience working in an engineering role
  • Deep understanding of electronics piece parts for space applications

Preferred Skills & Experience:

  • MS or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, materials science, or related discipline
  • Prior experience in an electronics, semiconductors, or electrical systems design role
  • Experience with component selection, derating, and reliability analysis for space applications, including familiarity with standards such as EEE-INST-002, MIL-HDBK-217F, and ECSS/ESA standards
  • Experience with software development in Matlab, Python, etc
  • Knowledge of radiation effects on components (TID, SEE) and experience developing or advising on radiation test and mitigation plans
  • Experience with ESD / electronics survivability
  • Understanding of configuration management, requirements traceability, and quality assurance practices for electronics components
  • Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to teach people of a multitude of education and industry backgrounds about Survivability.

Additional Requirements:

  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
  • Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones
  • Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
Salary Range: California
$160,000$200,000 USD
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
 
Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: 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, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.
 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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