Change Manager
Change Manager
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
$ 135800 - 176400
1 Vacancy
Job Description
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 longterm stays in space without the adverse effects of zerogravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven1 scheduled to be the worlds first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is allin committed to executing our mission safely and on you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity come join us.
Vast is looking for a Change Manager reporting to the Senior Director Flight Safety & Mission Assurance to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificialgravity humanrated space stations.
This will be a fulltime exempt position located in our Long Beach CA location.
The Change Engineer will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust change management system to support the vehicle development lifecycle. As the organization builds complex hardware systemsstarting with Haven1this role ensures that any modifications to design hardware or systems architecture (e.g. adding solar arrays altering harnessing or adjusting mass) are reviewed communicated and implemented efficiently without compromising the integrity of the project baseline.
You will work closely with Engineering and crossfunctional teams to evaluate proposed changes communicate impacts and ensure seamless implementation. Our goal is to embrace necessary change while maintaining stability and traceability within the program. A key focus will be creating a structured change process that minimizes disruption and ensures that technical schedule and resource implications are clearly understood and approved.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate all changes to Haven1 and adjacent projects to ensure updates uphold system integrity and performance standards
- Maintain a change management system to allow for continuous insight into the configuration status and planned changes
- Partner crossfunctionally across the Engineering organization to understand and communicate system level impacts of proposed changes before implementation
- Develop implementation plans with Engineering teams to ensure change minimizes risk to safety and mission success
- Continuously ensure alignment across team on timing and execution
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related field
- 510 years of experience with at least 35 years of experience as a Reliability Engineer Systems Engineer Mechanical Engineer Design Engineer or similar
- Experience with performing reliability analyses including Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with Atlassian products (Jira confluence)
- Experience with humanrated safety critical systems
- Experience doing change impact analysis
- Experience identifying and communicating potential risk to peers and engineering leadership
Pay Range:
Change Manager: $135800 $176400
Salary Range: California
$135800 $176400 USD
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
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
