Senior Electronic Parts Engineer

Vast•Long Beach, CA

22h•$112,340 - $230,472•Onsite

About The Position

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy. Vast is looking for a Senior Electronic Parts Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager, EMI-EMC to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations and high-power satellite buses.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, physics, material science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline and 5+ years of experience working in an engineering role
Or Associate’s Degree in related discipline and 12 years of relevant experience
Deep understanding of electronics piece parts for space applications

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, material science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline
Prior experience in an electronic parts, semiconductors, or electrical systems design role
Experience with electronic component selection, derating, and reliability analysis for space applications, including familiarity with standards such as EEE-INST-002, NASA-STD-8739.11, MIL-HDBK-217F, and ECSS/ESA standards
Experience with software development in MATLAB, Python, etc. especially for database programming and data analytics
Knowledge of radiation effects on components (TID, SEE) and experience developing and advising on radiation test and mitigation plans
Experience with electronics survivability including electrostatic discharge (ESD)
Understanding of configuration management, requirements traceability, and quality assurance practices for electronics components in space engineering environment
Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills
Ability to teach people of a multitude of education and industry backgrounds about Survivability

Responsibilities

Develop, deploy, and operate Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE or Triple-E) Parts Control Plan for Vast’s human-rated space station and high-power satellite bus programs
Tailor from industry standards such as EEE-INST-002, NASA-STD-8739.11, etc. for balancing high reliability, low cost, and development rate of Vast avionics products
Manage Vast EEE Parts Database for vendor/part screening and part qualification, and monitor against industry standard resources such as GIDEP, SiliconExpert, Z2Data, etc
Advise design engineers on electronic 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 Electronic Parts team to be successful across Vast Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
Exemplify a culture of excellence, extreme ownership, and safety