VAST Data

VAST Data

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Avionics

Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$138k-$196kDetected 6 days ago
Product ManagementANSYSStructural AnalysisGD&TPCB DesignAltiumAvionicsMIL-STDMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringResearch

About the role

  • Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world's first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030.
  • If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
  • This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities

  • Function in a cross disciplinary team and a dynamic design environment
  • Support electronics development and trade studies, and create interface definition, specification, and control documents
  • Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, or inspection
  • Create assembly and/or installation drawings and support hardware builds
  • Design avionics enclosure and mounting solutions for high reliability in harsh environments
  • Participate in the entire design cycle of flight and mission critical avionics
  • Work with the electrical engineering team to design rugged printed circuit board systems
  • Complete thermal and structural analyses of these designs
  • Create engineering drawings and manage the product configuration of the integrated designs through the product lifecycle
  • Review test plans and manage testing and qualification of the product

Requirements

  • Bachelors of science degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience with electronics packaging and/or critical electronic components in extreme environments.
  • Working experience with 3D CAD programs.
  • Experience with GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5).
  • Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills & Experience:

Skills

  • Masters of science degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline.
  • Working experience with NX preferred.
  • Experience designing ruggedized electronics enclosures or similar high-performance hardware.
  • Familiarity with environmental testing similar to SMC-S-016, and/or MIL-STD-810.
  • Thermal and structural analysis experience using ANSYS or similar.
  • Experience with electrical schematic reviews and electrical schematic capture software (Altium or similar).

Compensation

  • Senior Mechanical Design Engineer III: $137,760 - $195,552
  • Staff Mechanical Design Engineer IV: $186,960 - $265,392
  • $137,760 - $265,392 USD
  • Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
  • Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package.

Benefits

  • Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.

Company info

  • At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space.
  • Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers.
  • Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time.

Equal opportunity

  • Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer
  • employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
  • Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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