Technical Project Manager Long , California,

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.

Technical Project Manager
, reporting to the Senior Manager of Technical Projects
, full‑time, exempt, located in Long Beach
.

• Leverage technical experience to lead complex, multi‑disciplinary projects from start to finish with extreme ownership, managing the 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.
• Act as a single point of contact for driving progress and managing scope, schedule, cost, and priorities across various technical development projects. Report status and risk to program stakeholders.
• Ensure schedules and program documents are complete, current and available for staff and leadership review using concise and effective communication.
• Apply first principles approach to problem solving, conflict resolution, and decision making.
• Demonstrate and lead with urgency across all initiatives.

• B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field.
• 2+ years of demonstrated successful contributions in an engineering discipline (e.g., design, analysis, manufacturing, or similar).
• Demonstrated successful contributions to end‑to‑end product lifecycle management (evidence of delivering a product or initiative to market).
• Experience with project management and reporting tools (e.g., MS Project, Smart Sheet, JIRA, Confluence).

• M.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field.
• 1+ years of cross‑functional technical leadership (e.g., project engineering, systems engineering, or engineering management).
• Demonstrated success in delivering at least one product to market as a technical contributor or lead.
• Demonstrated NPI experience or development and delivery of space flight hardware preferred.
• Experience and acumen across business units in addition to engineering disciplines.
• Ability to think strategically and execute cross‑disciplinary tactical plans.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.
• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.
• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Specific certifications, as appropriate.

• Technical Project Manager II: $123,000 - $174,600
• Senior Technical Project Manager: $133,000 - $190,000

Base salary varies depending on job‑related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Full‑time employees also receive company equity and a comprehensive benefits package, including 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents; generous paid time off (up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days for non‑exempt staff, with the ability to cash‑out unused vacation annually);

paid parental leave; short and long‑term disability…