# Avionics System Test Operations Engineer at VAST

> United States · Unspecified · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Avast%3A4723899006 (read 2026-11-13).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [VAST](https://alderhq.app/companies/vast)
- Location text: Long Beach, California, United States; Long Beach, CA
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Long Beach, California, United States; Long Beach, CA")
- Posted: 2026-10-22 (22 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-13
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 1 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://boards.greenhouse.io/vast/jobs/4723899006?gh_jid=4723899006
- Skills listed (inferred): Python

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $121k–$183k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Los Angeles, n 611): p25 $120k, median $142k, p75 $165k

## Description (the employer's text)

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and capital-efficient approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to support a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and supporting a growing space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to design, build, and operate its own spacecraft in orbit. Next, Haven-1 is targeted to become the world’s first commercial space station, with launch anticipated in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced two new offerings leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo: Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line; and Vast Lunar Systems, power, communications, and habitats for the Moon.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities capable of manufacturing America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for Mars, dedicated modules for government partners, and other crewed systems designed to unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

Vast is looking for a Avionics System Test Operations Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager, Avionics System Test, to support the development and operation of the automated testing systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

### Responsibilities

- 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 (e.g. Flight Software, Mission Operations) 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
- Perform troubleshooting and debug of avionics test systems
- Perform checkout testing of system test assets and support sign-off reviews
- Develop automation tools (e.g. python, ground software scripts) 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
### Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or other hard science
- 2+ years of post bachelor’s experience working with or developing hardware test systems
- 2+ years’ experience building and maintaining hardware test systems
- Experience operating and maintaining Linux systems, including confident use of command line tools
- Experience with power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, and digital multimeters
- Experience designing and/or maintaining computer networks
- Familiarity with basic electrical and wiring concepts including grounding and electrical safety
- Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis methodologies and problem-solving within avionics or complex hardware environments

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