Senior Electronic Parts Engineer — Space Station

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and vacation

Job summary

Vast, based in Long Beach, California, is seeking a Senior Electronic Parts Engineer to support the design and build of human-rated space stations and high-power satellite buses. You will lead parts control, advise on part selection, and ensure reliability across aerospace programs.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, apply standards such as EEE-INST-002 and NASA-STD-8739.11, and travel up to 10% as needed, while contributing to a culture of safety and excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, physics, material science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline and 5+ years of experience working in an engineering role
• Or Associate’s Degree in related discipline and 12 years of relevant experience
• Deep understanding of electronics piece parts for space applications

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and operate Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE or Triple-E) Parts Control Plan for Vast’s human-rated space station and high-power satellite bus programs
• Tailor from industry standards such as EEE-INST-002, NASA-STD-8739.11, etc. for balancing high reliability, low cost, and development rate of Vast avionics products
• Manage Vast EEE Parts Database for vendor/part screening and part qualification, and monitor against industry standard resources such as GIDEP, SiliconExpert, Z2Data, etc
• Advise design engineers on electronic part selection and design for reliability, such as FMECA/PFMECA and reliability design of experiments
• Support component failure analysis through processes such as NDA, DPA, X-Ray, CT Scan, SEM, Cross-Sectioning, etc
• Foster a strong interdisciplinary relationship with other teams that rely on the Electronic Parts team to be successful across Vast Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Exemplify a culture of excellence, extreme ownership, and safety

Skills

Space electronics knowledge

MATLAB

Python

Electronic parts design

Radiation test knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, physics, material science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline

Associate’s Degree in related discipline

Master’s Degree or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, material science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline

Tools

GIDEP

SiliconExpert

Z2Data

Job description

Vast, based in Long Beach, California, is seeking a Senior Electronic Parts Engineer to support the design and build of human-rated space stations and high-power satellite buses. You will lead parts control, advise on part selection, and ensure reliability across aerospace programs.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain, apply standards such as EEE-INST-002 and NASA-STD-8739.11, and travel up to 10% as needed, while contributing to a culture of safety and excellence.