Technical Project Manager

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station 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. 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 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

Vast is looking for a Technical Project Manager, reporting to the Staff Technical Project Manager, Satellites, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space stations. This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

As Vast expands into high-power satellite buses, we need to execute with discipline. As our TPM, you'll be the engine behind cross-subsystem coordination — tracking action items, managing dependencies, owning the risk register, and making sure the right people have the right information to keep commitments. You'll work across every engineering subsystem and be deeply embedded in the program office, with the technical credibility to engage with engineers and the execution mindset to keep things moving.

• Own the program action item tracker and drive closure across all engineering subsystems and cross-functional partners

• Facilitate and lead recurring program execution meetings (weekly status, risk reviews, milestone look-aheads);publish clear meeting notes and follow-ups

• Maintain the program risk register; track mitigation actions and escalate unresolved risks to program leadership

• Manage cross-subsystem dependencies and surface conflicts before they impact the schedule

• Support milestone and program review readiness (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR, TRR) — coordinate inputs, track open items, and ensure artifacts are delivered on time

• Collaborate with the Master Scheduler to ensure execution status is reflected in the IMS

• Produce concise, accurate program status reports for internal leadership and external stakeholders

• Identify process gaps and build lightweight, repeatable project management infrastructure as the program scales

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or related technical field

• 3+ years of experience managing cross-functional hardware development programs or projects

• Demonstrated proficiency with project tracking tools (JIRA, Smartsheet, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent)

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams without dropping threads

• Technical background sufficient to engage with engineers on hardware