VAST Data
Technical Project Manager, Software
Long Beach, California, United States · Mid · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$365 more — $123,365 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $123,365 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer Occupations, All Other" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer Occupations, All Other (15-1299) · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world's first commercial space station when it launches in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules.
- Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.
- This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities
- Leverage technical experience to lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish with extreme ownership, managing multiple critical development of hardware, software, and artifacts for product and mission success across departments, including electrical, mechanical, industrial design, and mission operations
- Drive and support product development success by prioritizing safety and quality of product while maintaining a tight timeline and partnering with internal and external stakeholders
- Ensure schedules and program documents are complete, current and available for staff and leadership review using concise and effective communication
- Demonstrate and lead with urgency across all initiatives
- 3+ years of demonstrated successful contributions in an engineering discipline and capacity, demonstrating expertise and contributions to the software/hardware interface (i.e. computer programming, design, analysis, manufacturing, or UI/UX) of products
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering fields
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
- Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
Nice to have
- 1+ years of cross functional technical leadership (i.e. project engineering, product management, systems engineering, or engineering management)
- Demonstrated successful contributions to end-to-end product lifecycle management
- Experience with project management and reporting tools (i.e., MS Project, SmartSheet, JIRA, Confluence)
- Preferred: Master's Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering fields
- Preferred Skills & Experience:
Skills
- Demonstrated NPI experience or development and delivery of space flight software and hardware preferred
- Experience and acumen across business units in addition to engineering disciplines
- Ability to think strategically and execute cross-disciplinary tactical plans
Compensation
- $123,000 - $190,000 USD
- We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability.
- 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.
Benefits
- Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand.
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.
- 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.
This listing is sourced directly from VAST Data's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.