Vast is looking for an Avionics Test Engineer, reporting to the Manager of Avionics Testing , to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. Use this space to describe the role and sell the candidate on the cool stuff they would get to work on.
This will be a full-time , exempt position located in our L ong Beach location.
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- Experience with testing protocols and standards relevant to space systems
- Experience coordinating and/or supervising the outputs of other engineers
- Knowledge of CI/CD and issue tracking tools such as the Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence) and Github
- Experience developing software for complex systems such as spacecraft, aircraft or autonomous vehicles
- Experience working with satellite communications or telemetry systems
- Familiarity with power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and digital multimeters
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones