Integration Engineer, Avionics Test

Vast•Long Beach, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Vast is seeking an Integration Engineer, Avionics Test, to help develop systems for its human-rated space stations. The role will drive development and execution of human-rated vehicle processes as Haven-1 transitions from design to a flight-ready station. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Long Beach, California. Vast welcomes applicants across a range of experience levels and calibrates role level and compensation to the selected candidate’s experience and demonstrated capability.

Requirements

B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.
Manufacturing experience, including internships, managing a product or product line across multiple work centers and/or departments, or experience with fluid, pressurized, propulsion, or environmental control hardware in design, manufacturing, or test.
Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and/or integration experience.
CAD proficiency; NX is preferred.
Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
For Manufacturing Engineer II level: 2–4+ years of experience.
For Senior Manufacturing Engineer level: 4–6+ years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience building or testing hardware in industry or through student teams such as Formula SAE, rocketry, CubeSat, or robotics.
Experience with aerospace, spacecraft, propulsion, or other safety-critical or high-reliability hardware.
Experience taking designs or processes from concept through build or test, and from R&D to production.
Familiarity with CAD tools, ideally Siemens NX, and PLM tools such as Teamcenter.
Exposure to thermal or structural analysis using Ansys or similar tools.
Awareness of aerospace workmanship, design, and environmental test standards such as IPC, SMC-S-016, NASA-STD-5001, or MIL-STD-810.
Proficiency applying GD&T.
Strong problem-solving skills, including troubleshooting and structured root cause analysis.
Strong attention to detail, clear communication, and the ability to work well in cross-functional teams.
For Senior level: experience mentoring engineers or technicians and managing multiple projects at once.

Responsibilities

Develop, execute, and maintain test procedures for flight hardware.
Evaluate whether testing processes meet safety, quality, functional, and efficiency requirements, and rectify issues when they do not.
Plan technical and logistical details to enable efficient completion of tests.
Enable day-to-day execution of the vehicle integration and test flow.
Collaborate with distributed engineering organizations, subject matter experts, and technicians to define and manage test plans, requirements, and schedules; design tests; and assess risks in an ambiguous environment.
Act as test director and exercise technical authority for testing events.
Disposition non-conformances, make risk-informed corrective actions, and exercise engineering judgment in ambiguous situations.

Benefits

Company equity for full-time employees.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
Paid time off, including up to 20+ vacation days for exempt staff and up to 10+ vacation days for non-exempt staff, with the ability to cash out unused vacation annually.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
ClassPass credits.
Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health.
Other discounts and perks.
Free snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals; subsidized lunch.