Senior Lighting Engineer, Human Systems

4 weeks ago

Long Beach, California, United States Vast Full time
Job Summary

Vast is seeking a skilled Senior Lighting Engineer, Human Systems to join our team. As a key member of our Human Systems department, you will be responsible for designing and implementing lighting systems for our crew-habitable space stations. This is a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and implement lighting systems for space stations
• Select lighting components with appropriate levels of reliability, color temperature, flicker, diffusion, and other metrics
• Partner with hardware and manufacturing engineers and technicians to develop customized, space-rated solutions
• Ensure lighting systems adhere to all applicable requirements and standards
• Develop lighting control designs to meet design and network architecture specifications
• Produce lighting layouts and analyses to ensure adequate lighting in both nominal and emergency scenarios

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in light/illumination design
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Experience with audio and acoustic design
• Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
• Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction
• Experience with lighting systems on aircraft, watercraft, or spacecraft
• Experience with on-camera set lighting design

Compensation and Benefits

Vast offers a comprehensive compensation package, including a base salary, company equity, and access to a full suite of benefits and perks, including 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 15 days of vacation for non-exempt staff, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, free catered meals and snacks and beverages, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, One Medical membership, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.

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 Employer

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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