Senior Technical Project Manager, Haven-2
Vast
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 August 2025. 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 Sr. Technical Project Manager, reporting to the VP, Haven-2 Engineering, to lead our programmatic efforts as part of the Haven-2 design for the NASA Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) proposal.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach, California location.
Responsibilities:
- Leverage your technical expertise and project management to drive overall Haven-2 design schedule across multiple engineering teams, including structures, thermal, mechanisms, power, avionics, and GNC
- Act as a single point of contact for driving scope, schedule, cost, and resource management
- Work closely with both internal teams and external vendors to ensure critical path blockers are identified and resolved
- Ensure program deliverables are complete, current, and available for program team and leadership review
- Act as owner for tracking and communicating program status and risk to stakeholders
- Establish standard reports to provide concise and effective communications to key stakeholders on program status, issues/risks, and accomplishments
- Apply first principles approach to solving tight timelines, design changes, and material management
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related engineering discipline
- 5 years of experience in technical project/program management
- 2 years of experience with project management and reporting tools (i.e., MS Project, SmartSheet, JIRA, Confluence)
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Track record of successfully designing and launching space flight hardware or other similar hardware/software devices from concept to production
- Experience managing design releases, validation test plans, build execution and supply chain management
- Ability to multitask in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities and changing requirements
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Pay Range:
- Senior Technical Project Manager L3: $150,000-$180,000
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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
