Business System Analyst

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations 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. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 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 world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.</p></div><p>Vast is looking for a&nbsp;<strong>Business Systems Analyst </strong>(BSA), reporting to the <strong>Senior Manager of Information Systems</strong> to support enterprise-level engineering and manufacturing information systems. This role will provide hands-on functional support, process analysis, and execution capacity that are critical to designing and building humanity's first human-rated space station</p> <p>This will be a <strong>full-time, exempt </strong>position located in our<strong> Long Beach</strong> location</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary point of contact between Technical Product Managers (TPMs), IT help desk, and end users across engineering, manufacturing, and quality functions</li> <li>Partner closely with TPMs and functional stakeholders to document current-state workflows and identify process gaps / inefficiencies</li> <li>Perform triage to provide first-line support and analysis before escalating user requests, questions, and data issues to the product managers, technical team or third party vendors</li> <li>Gather detailed functional requirements from manufacturing, engineering, quality, and other functional teams to develop use cases, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria</li> <li>Support cross-system data mapping / integrations and identify gaps between standard system functionality and business needs</li> <li>Participate in configuration reviews and solution walkthroughs, support vendor/solution evaluations from a functional perspective</li> <li>Create and maintain process documentation and training/user guides; support training delivery&nbsp;</li> <li>Act as a resource for super users; support post-go-live stabilization of new features</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, or business-related field, or equivalent practical experience</li> <li>2+ years hands-on experience in a business analyst or similar role supporting manufacturing software e.g., Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)</li> <li>Familiarity with Atlassian tools: Jira for tracking/managing work, Confluence for documentation</li> <li>Comfortable working directly with end users and handling a high volume of concurrent requests</li> <li>Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail when validating data or system behavior</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience authoring how-to guides, training materials, or user documentation</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Direct experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Siemens Teamcenter preferred), Manufacturo MES and/or NetSuite ERP</li> <li>Aerospace or other complex, regulated engineering/manufacturing environment experience</li> <li>Experience as a manufacturing engineer, manufacturing analyst, business analyst,&nbsp; or similar role with direct experience with PLM, MES, ERP systems&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience translating between technical/system language and functional language&nbsp;</li> <li>Comfortable working in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities</li> </ul> <p><strong>Additional Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones</li> </ul> <p><strong>Pay Range:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Business System Analyst Level II: $84,000 - $118,000</li> <li>Senior Business System Analyst: $108,000 - $150,000</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay Range: California</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$84,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$150,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS<br></strong><br>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 &amp; 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.</p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><strong><br>U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS<br><br></strong>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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/section-120.62">22 C.F.R. § 120.62</a> 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.<br><br></p> <p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY</strong><br><br>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.</p></div>