Business Analyst

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 looking for a Business Analyst, reporting to the Strategic Finance Manager, to support the development of the systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity, human-rated space stations.

The Business Analyst will play a key part in the company’s budgeting, forecasting, and analysis in support of our engineering and manufacturing organizations, providing critical insights that help guide senior leadership decision-making. The position also supports engineering and manufacturing teams through rigorous program-level analysis and clear communication of results.

The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, detail-oriented professional with moderate to strong financial skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both senior leaders and technical stakeholders. This opportunity offers meaningful exposure to executive leadership and engineering/manufacturing teams and is well-suited for someone early in their career who is looking to grow into either more technical or strategic roles.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with engineering leadership to support planning, execution, and delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary hardware programs

• Develop and maintain analytical models related to program cost, schedule, resourcing, and execution scenarios

• Support annual and rolling forecasts for engineering programs, including headcount, vendor spend, and capital needs

• Conduct ad hoc technical, financial, and operational analyses to inform program and leadership decision-making

• Act as an analytical point of contact across engineering, finance, supply chain, and program leadership to ensure alignment on scope, priorities, and constraints

• Track program status, risks, and dependencies; synthesize inputs into clear, executive-ready updates

• Prepare concise presentations and written materials for engineering leadership, finance, and executive stakeholders

• Support resource planning efforts to ensure engineering programs are adequately staffed and sequenced

• Establish and maintain standardized reports and dashboards to improve visibility into program health

• Identify inefficiencies in existing tools, processes, or reporting and drive improvements in partnership with stakeholders

• Maintain clear documentation, notes, and assumptions to ensure continuity and transparency across teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related technical or analytical field

• 2+ years of experience in analytical, technical program support, operations, or project-based roles

• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including the ability to build structured models and analyze complex datasets

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously

• Strong attention to detail with a track record of delivering accurate, well-structured work

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience supporting engineering, hardware, manufacturing, or R&D organizations

• Engineering background strongly preferred

• Familiarity with program or project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Smartsheet, MS Project, Confluence)

• Ability to synthesize technical and financial inputs into clear insights for leadership

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with comfort presenting to senior technical leaders

• Experience working in aerospace, manufacturing, or other highly technical, capital-intensive environments

• Self-starter mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

• Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones

• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted

• Specific certifications, as appropriate

Pay Range:

• Business Analyst: $108,000 - $153,000

• Senior Business Analyst : $124,000 - $177,000

Pay Range: California
$108,000—$177,000 USD

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

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: 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, One Medical membership, 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, 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 STATUS

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

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.