Vast

Space Exploration

TechnicalProjectManager

$115–155k ~AI est. Long Beach, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Technical Project Manager at Vast. Skills: Technical project management, Systems development, Product lifecycle management. Lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. Manage critical development of hardware”

What You'll Achieve.

Product success; Mission success

Industry & Context.

Space Exploration
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

B. S. degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field, 2+ years of demonstrated successful contributions in an engineering discipline, Demonstrated successful contributions to end-to-end product lifecycle management

Nice to Have

20+ days of vacation, 10+ days of vacation

What You'll Do.

multi-disciplinary projects

Manage critical development of hardware

Manage critical development of software

Manage critical development of artifacts

Drive product development success

Maintain a tight timeline

Partner with internal stakeholders

Partner with external stakeholders

Act as single point of contact

Report status to stakeholders

Report risk to stakeholders

Ensure schedules are complete

Ensure program documents are complete

Apply first principles approach to problem solving

Apply first principles approach to conflict resolution

Apply first principles approach to decision making

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional development; Across departments

Communication Scope

Concise communication; Effective communication

Process & Methodology

Project management, Reporting

Full Job Description

At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. 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 Technical Project Manager, reporting to the Senior Manager of Technical Projects, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This person will lead the cross-functional development and execution of the systems that will be required for the development of Haven-1 and future products. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location. Responsibilities: Leverage technical experience to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish with extreme ownership, managing multiple critical development of hardware, software, and artifacts for product and mission success across departments, including electrical, mechanical, industrial design, and mission operations. Drive and support product development success by prioritizing safety and quality of product while maintaining a tight timeline and partnering with internal and external stakeholders. Ac

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