Space Station Controls & Automation Engineer

Vast Space Llc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Medical, dental, vision for employees

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Vast Space Llc. in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Controls & Automation Engineer to develop the control stack for human-rated space stations. You will design, implement, and own complex test systems, collaborating with software, thermal, manufacturing, propulsion, and mechanical test teams.

The position is full-time and exempt at our Long Beach site. Candidates should bring hands-on fabrication, CAD proficiency (NX preferred), and experience with data acquisition and testing hardware to ensure robust,

Qualifications

• B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a data acquisition and controls stack to support a wide range of partnering test teams at the Long Beach site—creating software tools and setting standards for test assets and practices.
• Design, implement, and own complex control systems for testing space-rated hardware, with responsibility for both hardware and software components.
• Collaborate across disciplines—including software, thermal, manufacturing, propulsion, ECLSS, and mechanical test teams to drive robust testing practices, gather upgrade requests, and define new capabilities for the test stack.
• Troubleshoot and debug test assets to resolve issues quickly and ensure optimal test system performance.

Skills

Hands-on fabrication

CAD proficiency

Data acquisition

Education

B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS

Job description

Vast Space Llc. in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Controls & Automation Engineer to develop the control stack for human-rated space stations. You will design, implement, and own complex test systems, collaborating with software, thermal, manufacturing, propulsion, and mechanical test teams.

The position is full-time and exempt at our Long Beach site. Candidates should bring hands-on fabrication, CAD proficiency (NX preferred), and experience with data acquisition and testing hardware to ensure robust,