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Electronics Engineer, Battery

Vast · Long Beach, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $112,000 - $159,000

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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.

Our read on this posting4.0out of 5
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

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Listed by Vast on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-11-14. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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