Controls & Automation Engineer
Vast AI · Long Beach, California, United States
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## Controls & Automation Engineer Vast is developing next-generation **space stations and space infrastructure** using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. We’re building the multi-module **Haven Station** to enable continuous human presence in space for America and its allies—supporting advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy. We’re looking for a **Controls & Automation Engineer** to help develop the systems behind our human-rated space stations. You will drive the development and execution of human-rated vehicle processes as **Haven-1** transitions from design to a flight-ready station. **Location:** Long Beach, CA **Type:** Full-time (Exempt) ### Responsibilities - Develop and maintain a data acquisition and controls stack to support a wide range of partnering test teams at the Long Beach site—creating software tools and setting standards for test assets and practices. - Design, implement, and own complex control systems for testing space-rated hardware, with responsibility for both hardware and software components. - Collaborate across disciplines (software, thermal, manufacturing, propulsion, ECLSS, and mechanical test teams) to drive robust testing practices, gather upgrade requests, and define new capabilities for the test stack. - Troubleshoot and debug test assets to resolve issues quickly and ensure optimal test system performance. ### Minimum Qualifications - B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing or electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field. - Manufacturing experience (including internships) managing a product/product line across multiple work centers and/or departments, fluid, pressurized, propulsion, or environmental control hardware (details continue in the source).
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