Business System Analyst

Vast is looking for a Business Systems Analyst (BSA), reporting to the Senior Manager of Information Systems 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

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

Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary point of contact between Technical Product Managers (TPMs), IT help desk, and end users across engineering, manufacturing, and quality functions

Partner closely with TPMs and functional stakeholders to document current-state workflows and identify process gaps / inefficiencies

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

Gather detailed functional requirements from manufacturing, engineering, quality, and other functional teams to develop use cases, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria

Support cross-system data mapping / integrations and identify gaps between standard system functionality and business needs

Participate in configuration reviews and solution walkthroughs, support vendor/solution evaluations from a functional perspective

Create and maintain process documentation and training/user guides; support training delivery

Act as a resource for super users; support post-go-live stabilization of new features

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, or business-related field, or equivalent practical experience

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)

Familiarity with Atlassian tools: Jira for tracking/managing work, Confluence for documentation

Comfortable working directly with end users and handling a high volume of concurrent requests

Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail when validating data or system behavior

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience authoring how-to guides, training materials, or user documentation

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Direct experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (Siemens Teamcenter preferred), Manufacturo MES and/or NetSuite ERP

Aerospace or other complex, regulated engineering/manufacturing environment experience

Experience as a manufacturing engineer, manufacturing analyst, business analyst,  or similar role with direct experience with PLM, MES, ERP systems

Experience translating between technical/system language and functional language

Comfortable working in a high-stress, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities

Additional Requirements:

Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Pay Range:

Business System Analyst Level II: $84,000 - $118,000

Senior Business System Analyst: $108,000 - $150,000

Pay Range: California

$84,000—$150,000 USD