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Technical Product Manager, Special Projects

Vast

Job Location:

Long Beach, NY - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 156000 - 221000

Posted: 2 October 2026 (2 days ago)

Application Deadline: 30 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 Demos 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 worlds 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 1000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate Americas 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 Staff Technical Product Manager Special Projects reporting to the Senior Manager of Information Systems to lead and directly contribute to the design development and implementation of innovative technology solutions across the organization. This role sits at the intersection of technical product management solution architecture and automation to deliver solutions that are critical to enabling Vast to scale as we design and build artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time exempt position located in our Long Beach location

Responsibilities:

Lead high-priority and special technology initiatives from problem definition and solution design through development deployment and ongoing support
Partner directly with stakeholders across CXO Engineering People Legal Operations and other business functions to understand workflows pain points and technical requirements
Lead the end-to-end development lifecycle for corporate information systems and act as the primary liaison between cross-functional teams including HR Talent Acquisition Learning & Development and Environment Health & Safety
Translate ambiguous or complex business problems into practical scalable technical solutions
Design and develop custom internal tools applications integrations and workflow automations working within Vasts security compliance and architectural standards
Rapidly prototype and evaluate new technologies and solution approaches to determine technical feasibility and business value before larger investments are made
Identify opportunities to apply AI automation and emerging technologies to reduce manual effort improve decision-making and enable new business capabilities
Develop AI-enabled workflows and applications using large language models APIs retrieval techniques agents and other applicable AI technologies
Design and support cloud-based solutions within AWS and AWS GovCloud
Determine when business needs are best addressed through configuration of an existing platform automation or integration a custom-built solution or acquisition of a new product
Establish technical requirements solution architecture data flows security considerations testing plans and support models for solutions developed
Collaborate with Information Security Infrastructure Software Engineering Data and other technical teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture cybersecurity and data governance standards
Own testing deployment documentation monitoring troubleshooting and continuous improvement of solutions delivered through the role
Build solutions with maintainability in mind including appropriate documentation source control error handling logging monitoring and knowledge transfer
Manage project priorities dependencies risks and stakeholder expectations across multiple concurrent initiatives
Develop technical roadmaps and recommendations for transitioning prototypes or lightweight solutions into scalable production-ready enterprise capabilities when appropriate
Stay current on emerging technologies and identify pragmatic opportunities to introduce new capabilities into Vasts Information Systems ecosystem

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related technical field. Equivalent professional experience may be substituted
6 years of experience in technical product management business systems software development solutions engineering systems integration automation or a related role
Demonstrated experience independently designing and delivering technical solutions from initial requirements through production deployment and support
Hands-on experience developing workflow automations system integrations scripts or lightweight applications using technologies such as Google Apps Script n8n APIs scripting languages AI platforms or cloud services
Experience working with REST APIs JSON webhooks authentication mechanisms and system-to-system integrations
Working knowledge of at least one programming or scripting language such as JavaScript TypeScript Python or similar
Strong understanding of software development concepts system architecture data flows and application integrations
Ability to translate business requirements into technical designs and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to independently manage multiple initiatives and rapidly changing priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skill

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Hands-on experience with Google Apps Script and the Google Workspace ecosystem
Experience designing and maintaining workflow automations using n8n or similar low-code integration and automation platforms
Experience developing solutions using AWS services with AWS GovCloud experience strongly preferred
Experience building applications or workflows utilizing generative AI large language models AI agents retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or AI APIs
Experience with cloud-native and serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda API Gateway S3 databases queues event-driven architectures or similar services
Experience with relational databases SQL data transformation and data integration
Familiarity with Git source control CI/CD testing practices observability and modern software development workflows
Experience evaluating build vs. buy vs. integrate decisions and recommending solutions based on cost scalability complexity maintainability and business value
Experience working with enterprise platforms such as HRIS LMS ATS EHS QMS or other business-critical systems
Experience with enterprise application platforms such as NetSuite Manufacturo Teamcenter Jira Confluence or similar systems
Understanding of enterprise security access control data governance and compliance requirements
Experience operating in regulated aerospace and defense manufacturing or other technically complex environments
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a bias toward experimentation rapid iteration and delivering practical solutions
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment balancing several projects simultaneously and adapting quickly as business priorities change

Additional Requirements:

Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones
Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
Specific certifications as appropriate

Pay Range: California

$156000 - $221000.40 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidates experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

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 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 by22 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.

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