Battery Electronics Engineer II+

Vast is looking for a Battery Electronics Engineer II, reporting to the Power Lead, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations.

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

Responsibilities:

End-to-end ownership of battery electronics specification, architecture, simulation, schematic capture, PCB design, mechanical packaging design, board-level bring-up and validation, environmental qualification, and integrated system-level validation

Design circuits to implement functions such as battery voltage and current sensing, charge balancing, isolation and fault detection, power conversion, load switching, hot-swapping, inrush control, over-current fault detection, and more

Perform failure modes and effects analyses and drive reliability design and validation plans at the system level

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field completed or expected by June 2026

2+ years of experience developing electrical hardware

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Experience in battery electrical systems

Ability to creatively solve problems and bring multiple disciplines together while assessing risk and making design and development decisions with incomplete data set

Experience working in collegiate project teams (e.g. Formula SAE, Hybrid Electric Vehicle) and/or professional experience with instrumentation and data acquisition (e.g. SPICE, SQL, and/or National Instruments hardware)

Experience with software programming: Matlab, Python, C/C++, etc

Experience with vehicle and instrumentation buses such as Ethernet, CAN, SPI, and I2C, as well as serial I/O (RS232/422/485)

Experience with full-lifecycle product development

Experience with designing electronics for spaceflight environments, verifying workmanship and operability through environmental tests (random vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC)

Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to thrive at an early-stage startup where you will have the opportunity to help create and optimize key systems and processes

Additional Requirements:

Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Salary Ranges:

Battery Electronics Engineer II: $112,000 - $159,000

Senior Battery Electronics Engineer : $137,000 - $195,000

Pay Range: California

$112,000—$195,000 USD