Electrical Design Engineer, Avionics
Vast
Long Beach, CA · $103k–$122k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where Long Beach, CA ranks
Where Long Beach, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates72 / 100 · of 100
- #2Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast72 / 100 · of 39
- #3Cities that post pay most often53% · of 100
- #7Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast8 conferences · of 17
- #8Best cities for manufacturing and industrial pay after cost of living$140k · of 35
- #11Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the West Coast1.1% · of 66
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $112,610 a year. Across 27 open electrical design engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $114,000 to $150,000 and the median is $128,000. That is 12% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among electrical engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for electrical engineers: 6% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensu