Founding Satellite AIT Engineer — Long Beach

Vast Space Llc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Parental leave

Job summary

Vast Space Llc. in Long Beach, CA seeks an Assembly Integration & Test Engineer for Satellites. You will own how a satellite is built, integrated, and proven flightworthy, from development units to production flow.

You’ll write test philosophy, stand up environmental test capability, and lead campaigns with cross-functional teams. You will work alongside structures, avionics, thermal, power, GNC, and flight software leads to refine designs and accelerate production of multiple identical

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree or equivalent in a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years in test engineering, integration, or hardware engineering.
• Hands-on with spacecraft or complex flight hardware integration.
• Experience with environmental testing (thermal vacuum, vibration).
• Ability to write test plans, procedures, and reports from scratch.
• Proficiency in C, C++, Python, or MATLAB for test automation/data handling.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware under schedule pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and test campaigns across levels from components to full vehicle.
• Define test philosophy and acceptance criteria for bus testing.
• Develop and execute environmental test plans and GSE.
• Work with design teams to ensure manufacturability and testability.
• Own test data governance and results communication.

Skills

Test engineering

Integration

GSE control

C/C++

Python

MATLAB

Hardware debugging

Problem solving

Clean room operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing Engineering

8+ years hardware/test experience

Tools

Oscilloscope

DMM

PSU

Measurement equipment

Job description

Vast Space Llc. in Long Beach, CA seeks an Assembly Integration & Test Engineer for Satellites. You will own how a satellite is built, integrated, and proven flightworthy, from development units to production flow.

You’ll write test philosophy, stand up environmental test capability, and lead campaigns with cross-functional teams. You will work alongside structures, avionics, thermal, power, GNC, and flight software leads to refine designs and accelerate production of multiple identical