Supervisor, Fluid Systems Manufacturing

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p>Vast is seeking a <strong>Supervisor, Fluid Systems Manufacturing</strong>, reporting to the Manager, Fluid Systems Manufacturing, to support the development and production systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.</p> <p>This is a <strong>full-time, exempt </strong>position located in our <strong>Long Beach</strong> location.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Supervise and support a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians responsible for fluid systems manufacturing; provide daily direction, technical guidance, and performance feedback</li> <li>Execute and sustain manufacturing processes including orbital tube welding, tube bending, and related fabrication operations</li> <li>Ensure manufacturing documentation is accurate and current, including work instructions, routings, inspection steps, and ERP/MRP updates</li> <li>Partner with Quality and Design Engineering to investigate non-conformances, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions</li> <li>Collaborate with Design Engineering to provide manufacturability feedback and support transitions from development builds into repeatable production</li> <li>Monitor production performance, identify process inefficiencies, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost</li> <li>Support structural assembly build and inspection activities to ensure compliance with all safety and quality requirements</li> <li>Assist in production floor layout planning, capacity analysis, and workflow optimization to meet program schedules</li> <li>Provide hands-on support on the production floor to troubleshoot manufacturing issues an