Electronics Engineer, Battery
Vast · Long Beach, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago · $112,000 - $159,000
or apply directly on Vast's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 103 days Vast's roles stay open a median of 103 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 35% of Vast's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vast
- high 202 stale, 5 reposted of 202 open
- Hiring momentum
- 67 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vast's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vast.
About this role
The Battery Electronics Engineer II at Vast will be responsible for the end-to-end development of battery electronics for human-rated space stations. This includes tasks such as circuit design, PCB design, and system-level validation, as well as performing failure analyses and driving reliability plans. The role requires collaboration across multiple disciplines and the ability to solve complex problems in a startup environment.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vast as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field completed or expected by June 2026
- 2+ years of experience developing electrical hardware
Nice to have
- Experience in battery electrical systems
- Experience working in collegiate project teams (e.g. Formula SAE, Hybrid Electric Vehicle)
- Experience with instrumentation and data acquisition (e.g. SPICE, SQL, and/or National Instruments hardware)
- Experience with software programming: Matlab, Python, C/C++
- Experience with vehicle and instrumentation buses such as Ethernet, CAN, SPI, and I2C
What you get
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Worth weighing
- Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones
- Salary range provided, but specific compensation is dependent on experience and capability
- Role involves working in an early-stage startup environment which may come with unpredictability
Summarised from Vast's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Vast on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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