Senior Space Station Programs Operations Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Generous paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Onsite meals and beverages

Job summary

Vast is seeking a Senior Program Operations Engineer to lead Haven Station programs from Long Beach, ensuring scalable, data-driven operations and long-range strategic planning. You will partner with Finance, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Facilities, and People teams to reach aggressive targets and deliver cradle-to-grave lifecycle management.

You will report to the Director, Technical Projects and drive initiatives with urgency, using first principles to solve complex problems and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of demonstrated successful contributions in engineering, program operations, program or project management, or corporate and business strategy.
• Demonstrated successful contributions to end-to-end product lifecycle management.
• Experience with project management and reporting tools (i.e., MS Project, SmartSheet, JIRA, Confluence).
• Demonstrated NPI expertise and understanding of product lifecycle management (from cradle-to-grave).

Responsibilities

• Create and own the program manifest for Haven Station programs and all associated long range and strategic planning.
• Define and own the program operational requirements that drive company operational targets (headcount projections, CapEx projections, engineering development assets, etc.).
• Work closely with stakeholders (Finance, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Facilities, People Teams, etc.) to achieve operational targets.
• Lead initiatives and projects to achieve program and operational targets. Prepare and generate the necessary analytics and dashboards; report progress on a regular basis (monthly and/or quarterly).
• Apply first principles approach to problem solving, conflict resolution, and decision making.
• Demonstrate and lead with urgency across all initiatives.

Skills

Program operations

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree in engineering or related field

MBA with focus on operations or strategy

Tools

MS Project

SmartSheet

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Vast is seeking a Senior Program Operations Engineer to lead Haven Station programs from Long Beach, ensuring scalable, data-driven operations and long-range strategic planning. You will partner with Finance, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Facilities, and People teams to reach aggressive targets and deliver cradle-to-grave lifecycle management.

You will report to the Director, Technical Projects and drive initiatives with urgency, using first principles to solve complex problems and