Supervisor, Additive Manufacturing

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 93000 - 127400

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1 scheduled to be the worlds first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is all-in 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 seeking a Supervisor of Additive Manufacturing to join our Long Beach team reporting to the Manager of Additive this full-time exempt role you will oversee the day-to-day operations of our additive lab ensuring efficiency productivity quality and safety. Your leadership will directly support the development of the components and systems needed to design and build the worlds first artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day additive manufacturing operations across assigned shifts
Lead a team of additive technicians managing all equipment post-processing and quality control activities
Conduct daily team meetings to align on goals handovers and expectations
Partner with manufacturing planners to drive efficient scheduling and production prioritization
Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams on process improvements and preventive maintenance
Continuously optimize additive platform operations for efficiency and scalability
Ensure strict adherence to aerospace safety protocols quality standards and inspection requirements

Minimum Qualifications

4 years of manufacturing experience including at least 2 years with metal additive manufacturing technology
2 years of experience leading a team or project(s)
Experience with metal additive post-processing operations including support removal surface finishing machining and heat treatment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Skills & Experience

Extensive experience operating troubleshooting and maintaining large-scale multi-laser powder bed platforms
Demonstrated leadership experience with a proven track record of team management
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and drive process improvements and innovation

Additional Requirements

Willingness to work split shifts and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

Salary Range: California

$93000 - $127400 USD

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: 100% medical dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff paid parental leave short and long-term disability insurance life insurance access to a 401(k) retirement plan One Medical membership 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 cold drinks and dinner meals remaining free of charge and lunch subsidized as part of Vasts 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.

Required Experience:

Manager

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day additive manufacturing operations across assigned shifts
Lead a team of additive technicians managing all equipment post-processing and quality control activities
Conduct daily team meetings to align on goals handovers and expectations
Partner with manufacturing planners to drive efficient scheduling and production prioritization
Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams on process improvements and preventive maintenance
Continuously optimize additive platform operations for efficiency and scalability
Ensure strict adherence to aerospace safety protocols quality standards and inspection requirements

Minimum Qualifications

4 years of manufacturing experience including at least 2 years with metal additive manufacturing technology
2 years of experience leading a team or project(s)
Experience with metal additive post-processing operations including support removal surface finishing machining and heat treatment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Skills & Experience

Extensive experience operating troubleshooting and maintaining large-scale multi-laser powder bed platforms
Demonstrated leadership experience with a proven track record of team management
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and drive process improvements and innovation

Additional Requirements