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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 Demo’s 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 world’s 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.\nHeadquartered inLong Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s 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.\nVast is looking for a Senior Electronic Parts Engineer, reporting to theSenior Manager, EMI-EMC to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations and high-power satellite buses.\nThis will be a full-time, exempt position located in ourLong Beach location.\nResponsibilities: \nDevelop, deploy, and operate Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE or Triple-E) Parts Control Plan for Vast’s human-rated space station and high-power satellite bus programs\nTailor from industry standards such as EEE-INST-002, NASA-STD-8739.11, etc. for balancing high reliability, low cost, and development rate of Vast avionics products\nManage Vast EEE Parts Database for vendor/part screening and part qualification, and monitor against industry standard resources such as GIDEP, SiliconExpert, Z2Data, etc\nAdvise design engineers on electronic part selection and design for reliability, such as FMECA/PFMECA and reliability design of experiments\nSupport component failure analysis through processes such as NDA, DPA, X-Ray, CT Scan, SEM, Cross-Sectioning, etc\nFoster a strong interdisciplinary relationship with other teams that rely on the Electronic Parts team to be successful across Vast Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain\nExemplify a culture of excellence, extreme ownership, and safety\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering, physics, material science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline and 5+ years of experience working in an engineering role\nOr Associate’s Degree in related discipline and 12 years of relevant experience\nDeep understanding of electronics piece parts for space applications\nPreferred Skills & Experience:\nMaster’s Degree or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, material science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline\nPrior experience in an electronic parts, semiconductors, or electrical systems design role\nExperience with electronic component selection, derating, and reliability analysis for space applications, including familiarity with standards such as EEE-INST-002, NASA-STD-8739.11, MIL-HDBK-217F, and ECSS/ESA standards\nExperience with software development in MATLAB, Python, etc. especially for database programming and data analytics\nKnowledge of radiation effects on components (TID, SEE) and experience developing and advising on radiation test and mitigation plans\nExperience with electronics survivability including electrostatic discharge (ESD)\nUnderstanding of configuration management, requirements traceability, and quality assurance practices for electronics components in space engineering environment\nStrong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills\nAbility to teach people of a multitude of education and industry backgrounds about Survivability\nAdditional Requirements:\nAbility to travel up to 10% of the time\nWillingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones\nAbility to lift up to 25lbs unassisted\nPay Range: California\n$112,340—$230,472 USD\nWe calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS\n\nBase 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 Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.\n\nU.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS\n 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 by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. 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