Avionics System Test Operations Engineer

Vast is developing next-generation space stations 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. We are looking for an Avionics System Test Operations Engineer to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

Requirements

• Work with Responsible Engineers and System owners across the organization to capture test design criteria for avionics test systems.
• Lead test methodology discussions with key stakeholders to develop test procedures for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL / HIL) test assets.
• Develop system level test cases, implement them on test systems and validate their outputs with internal stakeholders.
• Day-to-day planning of system test operations, including automation tools development to increase efficiency and quality of test planning, test execution, data analysis, and verification tracking.
• Serve as first point of contact for anomaly resolution: documentation, driving root cause analysis, disposition, and prevent recurrence activities.
• Support Mission Operator training activities which utilize system test HITL assets.
• Support anomaly resolution activities for issues encountered on-orbit.
• Support design of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL / HIL) test assets to provide system level validation of Haven-1 avionics, including closed-loop simulation of relevant test cases.
• Work with subject matter experts to support development, implementation, and verification of interfaces to co-simulation strategies for Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) applications.
• Produce documentation for test systems and support handover to test operators.

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• Generous paid time off
• 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
• Other discounts and perks