Space Systems Controls Engineer II — Equity Eligible

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Equity

401(k) retirement plan

Free meals and onsite barista

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Controls & Automation Engineer II to support development of systems for human-rated space stations at our Long Beach, CA location. The role focuses on building and maintaining a data acquisition and controls stack, and owning control systems for space-rated hardware, across software and hardware components.

You will collaborate with software, thermal, manufacturing, propulsion, ECLSS, and mechanical test teams to drive robust testing practices and define new capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of applied experience with programmable logic controllers or similar embedded systems.
• Working knowledge of supporting engineering skills (Wire Harnessing, electrical diagrams, signal processing).

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

PLC programming

TwinCAT programming

Python

C++

C#

JavaScript

ST

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

TwinCAT

Beckhoff hardware

Git

GitLab

Job description

Vast is seeking a Controls & Automation Engineer II to support development of systems for human-rated space stations at our Long Beach, CA location. The role focuses on building and maintaining a data acquisition and controls stack, and owning control systems for space-rated hardware, across software and hardware components.

You will collaborate with software, thermal, manufacturing, propulsion, ECLSS, and mechanical test teams to drive robust testing practices and define new capabilities.