At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Technical Project Manager, Avionics, reporting to the Senior Manager of Technical Projects, to lead hardware development, production, and qualification projects for Avionics (RF, EMC, and Radiation Effects Teams) at Vast.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain project plans and schedules for space rated avionics hardware development and test campaigns
- Communicate schedule and strategize with other team leaders and technical project managers that work in tandem with the Avionics, Power, RF, EMC, and radiation effects teams
- Manage vendor and contractor relationships
- Ensure the Avionics hardware teams meet project deadlines and company objectives
- Foster strong partnerships with engineers to drive system-level thinking and empower ownership of the broader impact of their work
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related engineering discipline
- 2+ years of experience leading technical projects
- 2+ years of experience in an engineering role
- Champion a culture rooted in excellence, respect, accountability, and safety
- Leverage strong judgment to distill information and communicate key insights clearly and concisely to leadership and stakeholders, both in writing and verbally
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Track record leading a cross disciplinary project on schedule in a startup environment
- Ms or PhD in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or related engineering discipline
- Prior engineering experience in electrical hardware development for space applications
Additional Requirements:
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Pay Range:
Technical Project Manager: $135,000-$176,000
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 by 22 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
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What We Do
Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure 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. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. 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 2026, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030.
With more than 1,000 employees at its Long Beach, California headquarters and over a billion dollars in private capital invested, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.
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