Electrical Engineer - Crew Avionics

Long Beach, CAfull timeOn Site

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$112k–$159k

H1B: no

Vast Electrical Engineer - Crew Avionics at Vast owns hardware development for artificial-gravity human-rated space stations, translating operational requirements into detailed electrical designs. The role includes designing multi-layer PCBs, performing analyses, and ensuring safety and reliability in harsh space environments.

Responsibilities

Own hardware from “cradle to grave”, coordinating with other teams to rapidly iterate on and deliver quality avionics products. You will own your hardware products in both success and in failure, though in the case of the latter you can expect support and resources rather than reprimand.
Translate high-level operational requirements into detailed electrical specifications and design documents.
Perform trade studies and analyses to select optimal components, technologies, and design approaches.
Ensure that development and testing is carried out in a safe and controlled manner, prioritizing the safety of employees and the astronaut crew above all else.
Design and develop complex multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) for flight hardware, adhering to rigorous space-grade standards.
Schematic capture, component selection, and layout for high-reliability boards in a punishing space environment.
Work with the PCB layout design team to help with the layout phase of design, and occasionally step up and layout a coupon or even flight PCB yourself
Perform signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC analysis to ensure robust designs.
Analysis & Simulation:
Conduct circuit analysis, worst-case analysis, fault tolerance analysis, and derating analysis.
Utilize simulation tools (e.g., SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink) for design verification and optimization.
Test & Verification:

Qualification

Understanding of signal integrityExperience with simulation tools (egExperience with hardware testing

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Some experience in electrical engineering, with a focus on system and PCB design.

Preferred

Proficiency in schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, KiCad).
Experience with analog and digital circuit design, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and communication interfaces (e.g., I2C, SPI, Ethernet, RS-422).
Understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC principles.
Experience with simulation tools (eg. SPICE) to evaluate design decisions and de-risk new circuit designs before spending the money on hardware.
Experience with hardware testing, troubleshooting, and debugging.
Familiarity with audio electronics (speakers/microphones/amplifiers
Experience with high-reliability/fault-tolerant electronics for aerospace or defense applications.
Familiarity with space-grade components and radiation effects.