Senior Staff Build Reliability Engineer (Avionics)
Job Location:
Long Beach, NY - USA
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Job Summary
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental hardware-rich and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station 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. Haven Demos 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next Haven-1 is expected to become the worlds first commercial space station when it launches in 2027 followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally the company recently announced Vast Satellite a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.
Headquartered in Long Beach California and with more than 1000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate Americas next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars dedicated space stations for government partners and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.
Vast is looking for a Senior / Staff Build Reliability Engineer (Avionics) reporting to the Director of Build & Supplier Reliability to support the reliability of flight avionics hardware across the product lifecycle for our human-rated space stations.
This will be a full-timeexempt position located in ourLong Beachlocation.
Responsibilities:
- Own Build Reliability for avionics hardware and work centers setting expectations for reliability manufacturability and build and flight readiness.
- Partner with Engineering Manufacturing Quality Supply Chain and Mission Assurance leadership to ensure robust scalable quality and verification plans across the product lifecycle with lessons consistently carried across programs.
- Ensure successful introduction of flight hardware by defining readiness criteriaincluding process qualification manufacturability and inspectabilityand driving the retirement of build risks through production ramp-up.
- Drive maturation of internal avionics production processes ensuring documentation equipment tooling process controls data collection and training support consistent and streamlined execution.
- Ensure off-nominal work is performed and documented reliably. Partner with Mission Assurance to drive risk mitigations and steer response plans to severe issues. Provide leadership and technical direction for high-visibility issues establishing recovery plans and aligning operations quality and engineering on execution.
- Collect and analyze build data to identify risk and recurring issues. Lead build quality reviews generate data-driven recommendations and effectively influence partner teams to prioritize efforts that prevent escapes and improve reliability.
- Lead containment and root-cause investigation of high-impact Avionics-related issues. Ensure implementation and verification of robust corrective actions that address root cause and systemic contributors across Vast.
- Lead major cost reduction initiatives through simplification of requirements clearer design standards streamlined inspection and process validation steps and strengthened process controls.
- Mentor individuals and teams to elevate reliability capabilities across the company.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- 12 years of experience in quality manufacturing reliability or design in aerospace defense or high-reliability hardware environments
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with executive visibility and influence technical direction across organizations
- Excellent communication and technical leadership skills
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Proven track record of driving systemic improvements and shaping engineering strategy.
- Deep expertise in reliability engineering quality systems and standards (ISO 9001 AS9100 etc.)
- Mastery of advanced reliability and quality tools (RCA FMEA SPC control plans); Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent experience preferred
- Strong technical depth in avionics design manufacturing integration and/or test
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Ability to support mission-critical events outside normal working hours
Pay Range: California
$137760 - $230472 USD
We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidates experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
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. Full-time employees also receive company equity as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks including: medical dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents generous paid time off; up to 20 days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually paid parental leave short and long-term disability insurance life insurance access to a 401(k) retirement plan ClassPass credits personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks with snacks drip coffee & onsite barista cold drinks and dinner meals remaining free of charge and lunch subsidized as part of Vasts ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls and therefore must either be a U.S. person as defined by22 C.F.R. 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and asylees and refugees with such status granted not pending.
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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
Vast is developing humanity’s most capable space stations, pioneering the next giant leap toward long-term living and thriving in space.
