Business Systems Analyst

Ascent Aerospace – Inspiring the next generation of flight!

Ascent Aerospace is a world-renowned, single-source provider of production and automated assembly systems for the aerospace and defense industry. We provide high-precision advanced automated equipment as well as a full suite of both mold and assembly tooling required for the aerospace manufacturing market, including the largest Invar molds ever made— making us the largest tooling group in the industry. We work with our customers to develop their project and see it through, from process engineering to build and installation, to ensure it is an efficient and cost-effective solution.

As a true, single-source integrator, we have proven tools to surpass our customer expectations. We have greater control of timing and schedules, which allows for 100% accountability, and avoids costly mark-ups, ultimately saving our customers money. The result: a group of businesses, each an industry leader within their own discipline, now acting as one truly integrated supply base.

The Business Systems Analyst is the connective tissue between Ascent Aerospace's business stakeholders and the Information Technology team. This role owns the work that makes technology initiatives succeed: process documentation, requirements gathering, stakeholder communication, and change management. The analyst translates business problems into structured requirements, maps current and future state workflows, and ensures that the people affected by technology changes are informed, prepared, and supported through the transition.

Working directly under the Enterprise Solutions Architect, this person is central to how IT engages the business, taking the discovery and design work off stakeholders' plates so they can show up to focused conversations rather than blank pages.

• Document current-state business processes across all functions including Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Engineering, and Business Development.
• Identify process gaps, manual workarounds, and improvement opportunities through structured stakeholder conversations and direct observation.
• Design future-state workflows that align with both technology capabilities and business objectives.
• Facilitate working sessions with business sponsors to validate requirements and confirm process designs before any development begins.

• Translate business needs into clear, actionable functional requirements for all IT initiatives.
• Maintain a living requirements backlog and ensure clear traceability from business problem to delivered solution.
• Define acceptance criteria and success metrics for each initiative in partnership with the business sponsor.
• Assess the business impact of proposed scope changes and communicate it to stakeholders; the IT Project Manager owns change control.

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the IT delivery team across all active initiatives.
• Develop and execute change management plans for each major rollout, including training, communication, and adoption tracking.
• Prepare executive-ready updates and support steering committee reviews.
• Proactively surface risks, trade-offs, and dependencies before they become problems.

• Support the VP of Information Technology and Enterprise Solutions Architect in roadmap planning and initiative prioritization.
• Work with external vendors and implementation contractors on requirements, functional design, and review of deliverables against business requirements, in coordination with the IT Project Manager.
• Maintain process maps and requirements documentation, and contribute to the program…