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 Business Systems Analyst (BSA), reporting to the Senior Manager of Information Systems to support enterprise-level engineering and manufacturing information systems. This role will provide hands-on functional support, process analysis, and execution capacity that are critical to designing and building humanity's first human-rated space station
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary point of contact between Technical Product Managers (TPMs), IT help desk, and end users across engineering, manufacturing, and quality functions
- Partner closely with TPMs and functional stakeholders to document current-state workflows and identify process gaps / inefficiencies
- Perform triage to provide first-line support and analysis before escalating user requests, questions, and data issues to the product managers, technical team or third party vendors
- Gather detailed functional requirements from manufacturing, engineering, quality, and other functional teams to develop use cases, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria
- Support cross-system data mapping / integrations and identify gaps between standard system functionality and business needs
- Participate in configuration reviews and solution walkthroughs, support vendor/solution evaluations from a functional perspective
- Create and maintain process documentation and training/user guides; support training delivery
- Act as a resource for super users; support post-go-live stabilization of new features
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, or business-related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 2+ years hands-on experience in a business analyst or similar role supporting manufacturing software e.g., Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools: Jira for tracking/managing work, Confluence for documentation
- Comfortable working directly with end users and handling a high volume of concurrent requests
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail when validating data or system behavior
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience authoring how-to guides, training materials, or user documentation
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Direct experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Siemens Teamcenter preferred), Manufacturo MES and/or NetSuite ERP
- Aerospace or other complex, regulated engineering/manufacturing environment experience
- Experience as a manufacturing engineer, manufacturing analyst, business analyst, or similar role with direct experience with PLM, MES, ERP systems
- Experience translating between technical/system language and functional language
- Comfortable working in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Additional Requirements:
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Pay Range:
- Business System Analyst Level II: $84,000 - $118,000
- Senior Business System Analyst: $108,000 - $150,000
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: 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 of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, 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 & onsite barista, 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.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
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
Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, or business-related field or equivalent practical experience
- 2+ years hands-on experience in a business analyst or similar role supporting manufacturing software (e.g., MES, ERP)
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools: Jira and Confluence
- Comfortable working directly with end users and handling a high volume of concurrent requests
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail when validating data or system behavior
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience authoring how-to guides, training materials, or user documentation
- Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
- Must be a U.S. person (per U.S. export control requirements)
- Direct experience with PLM (Siemens Teamcenter preferred), Manufacturo MES and/or NetSuite ERP
- Experience in aerospace or other complex, regulated engineering/manufacturing environments
- Experience translating between technical/system language and functional language
- Experience as a manufacturing engineer, manufacturing analyst, or similar role with PLM/MES/ERP exposure
- Comfortable working in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Vast Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vast and has not been reviewed or approved by Vast.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents from day one, alongside primary care and mental‑health programs. These provisions are repeatedly emphasized as a core part of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Information highlights generous PTO with an annual cash‑out option, paid parental leave, sick time, and company holidays, with flexible PTO for exempt staff. These features indicate broad time‑off support across multiple needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Onsite meals and snacks, fitness memberships or stipends, and wellness resources (e.g., One Medical and Spring Health) are prominently offered. Such perks appear designed to enhance daily work experience and overall wellbeing.
Vast Insights
What We Do
Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure 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 in 2026, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. With more than 1,000 employees at its Long Beach, California headquarters and over a billion dollars in private capital invested, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.
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