Senior CAD Design Engineer, Avionics

Vast • Long Beach, CA

5d • $135,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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 2026. It is part of our stepping stone approach to continuous human presence in LEO. 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 Senior CAD Design Engineer , reporting to the Manager of Avionics Mechanical Engineering, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. Use this space to describe the role and sell the candidate on the cool stuff they would get to work on. This will be a full-time , exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• 5+ years of relevant CAD/Design experience or equivalent.
• Experience with ASME specifications Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41,
• Experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter

Nice To Haves

• Aerospace or automotive design experience.
• Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational, communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work well in an integrated team including daily interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers.
• Experience designing and managing large CAD assemblies and associated drawings.
• Experience with Electronics, Altium to NX or equivalent PCBA development
• Demonstrated development and configuration management experience on technically complex hardware products.
• Knowledge of mechanical engineering design, analysis, and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with ASME Y14.1, 14.2, 14.3.
• Familiarity with IEEE IPC specification.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage interfaces between vehicle subsystems.
• Develop CAD design process improvement via simplification or automation.
• Define and optimize PCBA CAD integration
• Support source control, vendor control, and other electronics component process improvement
• Support development of CAD and PLM Processes for Avionics
• Creation and management of Vendor COTS components
• Check drawings and drive engineering drawing template

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees