Vast is looking for a Senior Manager, Certification, reporting to the Vice President of Mission Management,ย to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.ย
This person will lead certification strategy implementation for Haven-1 and ensure the program maintains compliance with all certification requirements required for human spaceflight operations.
This will be a full-time,ย exempt position located in ourย Long Beachย location.ย
Responsibilities:ย
- Lead the execution of the Haven-1 certification strategy.
- Manage certification engineers responsible for requirement verification and compliance tracking.
- Coordinate with systems engineering to ensure certification requirements are properly allocated and verified.
- Develop certification artifacts including:
- Compliance matrices
- Verification plans
- Certification data packages
- Support program milestone reviews including FRR and certification reviews.
- Work with internal stakeholders across engineering, safety, mission operations, and test teams.
- Work with external stakeholders including customers and space agencies
- Escalate certification risks and develop resolution strategies.
- Support certification strategy development for future Haven Station modules.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
- 8+ years aerospace engineering experience.
- Experience with spacecraft verification, certification, or mission assurance.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Experience with NASA standards or commercial human spaceflight programs.
- Experience supporting certification reviews and flight readiness processes.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Ability to make independent judgments with limited information
- Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers
- Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic direction.
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
- Willingness to support critical mission milestones, including evenings/weekends