Senior Manager, GNC Hardware & Test
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 August 2025. 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 Senior Manager, GNC Hardware & Test, reporting to the Senior Director, Flight Dynamics & GNC, to support the development of the 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:
- Manage responsible engineers developing procedures for confidence, acceptance, qualification tests of GNC components
- Ensure responsible engineers timely coordinate with relevant functional groups in obtaining environmental test levels, test harnessing and ground support equipment
- Ensure industry standards are met when leading and signing off on test readiness reviews
- Manage end-to-end GNC tests during and after vehicle integration, both prior as well as at payload processing facilities
- Manage GNC test schedules
- Manage development of high fidelity GNC flight dynamics simulation and data management systems in support of GNC Monte-Carlo simulations
- Lead GNC coordination with flight software test team to ensure hardware-in-the-loop testing of GNC components meets industry standards
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering or other engineering discipline
- 8+ years of space industry engineering experience
- 5+ years of working experience in GNC
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering or related discipline
- Knowledge of computer applications and the ability to easily navigate through different computer software programs
- Ability to create and update request for proposals (RFPs), purchase orders (POs) and facilities work orders in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
- Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
- Logical and strategic approach to solving problems
- Ability to read and understand basic floor plans
- Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction.
Additional Requirements:
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Salary Range: California
$184,900 - $245,100 USD
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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