Supervisor, Integration
Quick Summary
Vast seeks an Integration Supervisor in Long Beach to oversee aerospace hardware integration and lead technician teams on space station manufacturing.
Skills & Keywords
Responsibilities
- Direct daily shift activities for a team of integration technicians, maintaining clear tasking, priorities, and workflow execution
- Facilitate effective shift handoffs between 1st and 2nd shifts to ensure continuous execution and alignment across critical path builds
- Train, mentor, onboard, and develop integration technicians, ensuring skill progression and compliance with technical standards
- Manage workforce allocation, schedule balancing, and technician time tracking to meet program milestones
- Supervise hands-on integration of flight hardware across structural assembly, fluid/pneumatic routing, avionics harness installation, and component mating
- Ensure strict adherence to engineering work instructions, technical drawings, schematics, and aerospace quality specifications
- Partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, and Responsible Engineers to identify blockers, resolve non-conformances, and disposition issue tickets promptly
- Promote Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) feedback loops, collaborating with engineering to improve work instruction clarity, tooling, and build efficiency
Required Qualifications
We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITSBase 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 Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUSThe 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 OPPORTUNITYVast 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.
- High School Diploma or GED equivalency
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in aerospace integration, mechanical assembly, or high-reliability hardware manufacturing
- 2+ years of direct experience leading, coordinating, or supervising technicians in a production, laboratory, or cleanroom environment
- Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and work from engineering assembly drawings, electrical schematics, harness routing layouts, and work instructions
- Hands-on proficiency with precision measuring equipment, torque tools, pneumatic/fluid lines, and specialized mechanical hand tools
- Strong understanding of workplace safety practices, ESD containment, and aerospace quality management principles
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional engineering and management teams
- Ability to lift up to 25–50 lbs unassisted
- Ability to work in cleanroom environments, climb ladders, navigate tight vehicle bays, and stand for extended periods
- Flexibility to work overtime, non-standard shifts (including 2nd shift), or weekends as required to support critical flight build milestones
- Ability to travel up to 10–25% to support test site or launch facility operations if needed
Nice to Have
- Experience leading multi-shift operations in a fast-paced aerospace hardware manufacturing or development environment
- Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), ERP platforms, and collaborative tools (Jira, Confluence, Google Workspace)
- Direct experience with vehicle closeout operations, high-pressure pneumatic testing, leak checks, or propulsion subassembly integration
Vast
Long Beach, CA
About Vast
Vast develops next-generation space stations and space infrastructure, including the Haven Station for continuous human presence in space and high-power satellite products.
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