Senior Avionics Test Engineer — Space Station Testing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off & vacation

Onsite meals & perks

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Senior Avionics Test Engineer in Long Beach, CA to design, build, and validate automated test systems for avionics hardware. You will collaborate with Responsible Engineers to define test requirements and develop test cases, ensuring robust hardware-in-the-loop capabilities.

This role demands hands-on debugging, documentation, and leadership in testing initiatives. Join Vast to advance space station programs, work in a dynamic, mission-driven team, and contribute to the

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++ or Python

Linux

Embedded systems

Electrical safety

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or hard science

Tools

NI

Weidmuller

Bechoff

Git/CMake/GNU tools

JIRA/Bitbucket/Confluence/Github

Job description

Vast is seeking a Senior Avionics Test Engineer in Long Beach, CA to design, build, and validate automated test systems for avionics hardware. You will collaborate with Responsible Engineers to define test requirements and develop test cases, ensuring robust hardware-in-the-loop capabilities.

This role demands hands-on debugging, documentation, and leadership in testing initiatives. Join Vast to advance space station programs, work in a dynamic, mission-driven team, and contribute to the