Senior Program Operations Engineer

Vast is seeking a Senior Program Operations Engineer reporting to Director, Technical Projects, to lead operations and long range strategic planning and initiatives on behalf of the program team.  You will work closely with cross-functional teams and define program requirements to align program goals and objectives to company operating plans.  You will need to partner with adjacent development programs across the business to ensure plans are executable and attainable.  Your primary responsibility is to ensure successful scaling of the business to ensure program success.

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

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

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in an 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)

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Master’s degree in engineering or related field.  MBA with a focus on operations or strategy is a plus

Demonstrated examples in scaling a successful program or products to market as a technical contributor or lead

Demonstrated experience in fields of engineering, manufacturing operations, operations management, and business strategy

Familiarity with lean and six-sigma methodologies and business finance principles

Experience in transitioning products from low to high volume production.  Delivery of aerospace, defense, or flight hardware is preferred but not required

Ability to think strategically and execute cross-disciplinary tactical plans

Additional Requirements:

Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

Pay Range: California

$133,446—$189,429 USD