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Senior Electronics & Avionics Engineer

Vast · Long Beach, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Vast's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
35% of Vast's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Vast
high
199 stale, 5 reposted of 202 open
Hiring momentum
259 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

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

As a Senior Electronics & Avionics Engineer at Vast, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development of avionics for a new satellite bus, which is expected to launch in Q4 2027. Your role involves managing multiple hardware developments, ensuring that designs are scalable for production, and coordinating with various teams to align across product lines. This position is critical to the success of the satellite program, requiring strong technical expertise and the ability to work under tight timelines.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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 a related technical discipline
  • 8+ years of electronics or avionics design experience in aerospace or defense
  • 3+ years owning hardware development programs end-to-end
  • Designed and delivered space-qualified avionics boxes through full lifecycle (prototype, env test, flight build, ATP)
  • Strong PCBA design skills — schematic, layout, component selection for IPC Class 3 space applications
  • Experience with radiation testing and rad-tolerant/rad-hard design approaches

Nice to have

  • Able to obtain a security clearance
  • CMG, reaction wheel, or ADCS actuator electronics experience
  • Power electronics experience (bus controllers, battery charge controllers, power distribution)
  • EMI/EMC design and test experience per MIL-STD-461
  • IPC/J-STD workmanship standards knowledge

What you get

  • Base salary varies depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand
  • Company equity
  • 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 for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability insurance

Worth weighing

  • No mention of remote work options
  • High responsibility role with tight timelines may lead to pressure
  • The role involves working on a new product line that is still in development, which may come with uncertainties

Summarised from Vast's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Vast on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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