Vast Space-posted 4 months ago
$110,000 - $175,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Long Beach, CA
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

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 Verification Engineer, reporting to the Principal Avionics Test Engineer, 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.

  • Responsible for defining, reviewing, and tracking System and Component Verification & Validation (V&V) plans
  • Own requirements traceability to verification plans delivering the analysis of verification and validation coverage for the spacecraft from the component to the system
  • Serve as an interface to wider Avionics & Flight Software test teams, providing guidance to Component and System engineers to develop test cases which support the V&V plans
  • Own and run Test Planning and Test Readiness reviews with cross-functional teams where test coverage and implementation plans are critically evaluated
  • Provide a forecasting signal for Test Hardware and Test Software development teams to plan capability development in line with V&V plans
  • Develop and maintain a framework for producing, peer-reviewing, and recording validation reports; work with respective component and system owners to ensure reports are produced and approved according to spacecraft program timing needs
  • Work with Software Automation teams to develop a reporting framework so that progress and health of V&V plans can be monitored in real time
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, or related engineering/hard science discipline
  • 4+ years of engineering experience focused on hardware test & verification
  • Ownership of test planning for spacecraft test systems such as a FlatSat, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL / HIL) test fixtures, or similar avionics test programs
  • Track record showing ownership of validation and verification plans within an engineering discipline
  • Experience with relevant aerospace testing standards (e.g. SMC-S-016)
  • Detailed knowledge of hardware verification test methods in at least one spacecraft domain, RF, power, or avionics systems
  • Knowledge of test automation systems such as data acquisition systems (NI, Beckhoff), power supplies, etc.
  • Proven experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams to affect process change across a wider organization
  • Strong planning and documentation skills
  • 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
  • Other discounts and perks
  • Exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized
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