Senior Manager, Integration

Vast • Long Beach, CA

10h • Onsite

About The Position

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 2026. It is part of our stepping stone approach to continuous human presence in LEO. 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, Integration, reporting to the Senior Director, Integration, 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline.
• 8+ Years of hands-on integration / build engineering experience in an aerospace environment.
• 5+ years of experience in a technical leadership role with direct people management responsibilities, overseeing projects and teams.
• Direct experience working cross functionally with engineering to ensure on-time delivery of subsystems into Integration & Test.
• Experience working directly with design engineering, manufacturing, and production teams on space hardware.
• Experience in leading a team to meet schedule.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science degree in aerospace, mechanical, or manufacturing or equivalent.
• Experience working in new-space manufacturing environment.
• Experience working directly with design engineering, manufacturing, and production teams on space hardware.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex manufacturing issues.
• Experience creating and maintaining Test and Integration plans and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Strong Engineering Leader for Haven-1. Responsible for collaborating cross-functionally with leadership, manufacturing, & multiple engineering groups to ensure on-track and on time delivery of parts and subassemblies into vehicle integration.
• Drive the Engineering side of the team along with the testing and execution leaders.
• Execute the mechanical build plan and adapt as new challenges are found.
• Lead efforts in fast-paced environment to efficiently identify, translate, and execute business objectives into technical strategies for the Integration Organization.
• Maintain schedule accuracy and sequence of integration.
• Drive excellence in engineering plans produced by the team.
• Flex resources to unblock critical path deliveries.
• Maintain and evolve team processes to grow efficiency.

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, One Medical membership, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.
• We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees