Lead Avionics Test Engineer for Space Stations

Vast; City of Long Beach (NY); On-site; USD 136,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Vast in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Avionics Test Engineer to design, build, and commission test systems for avionics hardware. The role reports to the Manager of Avionics Testing and is full-time exempt in Long Beach.

You will collaborate with Responsible Engineers, develop test cases, troubleshoot, and help architect automated test frameworks for HITL and co-simulation interfaces. The company offers equity and a broad benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or other hard science.
• 2+ years of post bachelor’s experience working with and developing hardware test systems.
• 1+ years experience working with either C++ or python.
• Experience operating and maintaining linux systems, including confident use of command line tools.
• Experience designing and building systems with a modular DAQ ecosystem (e.g. NI, Weidmuller, Bechoff).
• Familiarity with basic electrical and wiring concepts including grounding and electrical safety.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and commission test systems for avionics systems and associated electronics hardware.
• Work with Responsible Engineers across the organization to capture test requirements for avionics test systems.
• Develop component and system level test cases, implement them on test systems and validate their outputs with internal stakeholders.
• Perform troubleshooting and debug of avionics test systems.
• Lead test system design reviews for avionics test systems.
• Lead and coach efforts to troubleshooting and debug efforts across the wider team.
• Produce documentation for test systems and support handover to test operators.
• Support architecting the automated test framework for Vast overall, and lead local efforts to implement on avionics test systems.
• Work with subject matter experts to develop and implement interfaces to co-simulation strategies for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) applications

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

Test systems

Embedded systems

Electrical safety

Network programming

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NI

Weidmuller

Bechoff

Git

CMake

GNU tools

JIRA

Bitbucket

Confluence

Job description

Vast in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Avionics Test Engineer to design, build, and commission test systems for avionics hardware. The role reports to the Manager of Avionics Testing and is full-time exempt in Long Beach.

You will collaborate with Responsible Engineers, develop test cases, troubleshoot, and help architect automated test frameworks for HITL and co-simulation interfaces. The company offers equity and a broad benefits package.