Supervisor, Integration

Responsibilities

• Direct daily shift activities for a team of integration technicians, maintaining clear tasking, priorities, and workflow execution
• Facilitate effective shift handoffs between 1st and 2nd shifts to ensure continuous execution and alignment across critical path builds
• Train, mentor, onboard, and develop integration technicians, ensuring skill progression and compliance with technical standards
• Manage workforce allocation, schedule balancing, and technician time tracking to meet program milestones
• Supervise hands-on integration of flight hardware across structural assembly, fluid/pneumatic routing, avionics harness installation, and component mating
• Ensure strict adherence to engineering work instructions, technical drawings, schematics, and aerospace quality specifications
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, and Responsible Engineers to identify blockers, resolve non-conformances, and disposition issue tickets promptly
• Promote Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) feedback loops, collaborating with engineering to improve work instruction clarity, tooling, and build efficiency

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalency
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in aerospace integration, mechanical assembly, or high-reliability hardware manufacturing
• 2+ years of direct experience leading, coordinating, or supervising technicians in a production, laboratory, or cleanroom environment
• Demonstrated ability to read, interpret, and work from engineering assembly drawings, electrical schematics, harness routing layouts, and work instructions
• Hands-on proficiency with precision measuring equipment, torque tools, pneumatic/fluid lines, and specialized mechanical hand tools
• Strong understanding of workplace safety practices, ESD containment, and aerospace quality management principles
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional engineering and management teams

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience leading multi-shift operations in a fast-paced aerospace hardware manufacturing or development environment
• Familiarity with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), ERP platforms, and collaborative tools (Jira, Confluence, Google Workspace)
• Direct experience with vehicle closeout operations, high-pressure pneumatic testing, leak checks, or propulsion subassembly integration

Additional Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 25-50 lbs unassisted
• Ability to work in cleanroom environments, climb ladders, navigate tight vehicle bays, and stand for extended periods
• Flexibility to work overtime, non-standard shifts (including 2nd shift), or weekends as required to support critical flight build milestones
• Ability to travel up to 10-25% to support test site or launch facility operations if needed

Pay Range

California $96,000—$137,000 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

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: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, 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 & onsite barista, 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.