Senior Manager, Avionics Mechanical and Harnessing

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 May 2026. 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, Avionics Mechanical and Harnessing, reporting to the Senior Vice President, Engineering. In this role, you will oversee the mechanical design and installation of electronic enclosures, assemblies, and cable harnesses for our space vehicle and support systems. 

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

Responsibilities: 

• Recruit and empower a diverse team of engineers to develop on-vehicle components and sub-systems, from initial requirements to vehicle installation.You will assign projects to team leads and project managers, balancing project needs with staff skills. 
• Ensure the team follows the standards, processes, and tools for complex avionics enclosure design, analysis, and harnessing. 
• This role is both managerial and technical, and you will have significant input, guidance, review, and oversight on your team’s work. 
• Exemplify a culture of excellence, extreme ownership, and safety. Enable engineers to take responsibility for the system level impact of their work.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical engineering, or equivalent STEM degree.
• Proven ability to manage technical teams and/or lead functional groups, with accountability for technical excellence of work outcomes, and employee career development.
• 5+ years of mechanical design; electronic hardware packaging; analysis or testing for static structural, modal, random vibration, shock, and/or fatigue; thermal evaluation and analysis; cable harness design and routing. 
• 3+ years of leadership experience.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience designing tough electronic enclosures and/or cable harnesses for space, commercial aviation, or similar high-performance applications in regulated sectors.
• Experience creating uniform procedures and techniques.
• Ability to lead a dynamic flexible environment, be self-directed, and balance multiple tasks simultaneously. 
• Ability to communicate highly technical topics to a variety of audiences.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Partners within the organization, including Executive Management, Procurement, Production, Quality, and Materials & Processes, and communicate effectively. 

Pay Range:

• Senior Manager, Avionics Mechanical and Harnessing IV: $180,000-$200,000

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