at Vast Space
Location
Long Beach, California, United States
Compensation
$131k–$186k USD
Type
full time
Posted
1 weeks ago
Market range · company + function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=12
Posted $186k · well above market
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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.
Vast is seeking a Senior Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist to own demand planning, strategic sourcing, and procurement execution for all externally sourced components on a new constellation-ready spacecraft bus — a product line designed to scale to hundreds of spacecraft per year.
You'll be the one-stop shop for the satellite bus supply chain — demand planning and buying in a single role. This program has over a dozen externally sourced component types across ADCS sensors, propulsion, comms, power, and mechanisms, all needing to be planned, sourced, procured, tracked, and delivered for a multi-satellite vehicle build. Several items have long lead times and require immediate action. You'll own the full lifecycle: demand planning from BOMs and engineering requirements, strategic sourcing and supplier selection, contract negotiation, delivery tracking, and material readiness — making sure the program is always clear-to-build.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
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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
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