Staff Data Architect

<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 looking for a Staff Data Architect, reporting to the Senior Director of Information Systems, to support the development of the data infrastructure and AI-driven capabilities that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.</p> <p>This will be a <strong>full-time</strong>, <strong>exempt</strong> position located in our <strong>Long Beach</strong> location.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design, architect, and implement scalable enterprise data infrastructure including data lakes, warehouses, and real-time streaming platforms</li> <li>Build and maintain robust data pipelines that feed internal AI/ML tools and enable advanced analytics across all departments</li> <li>Own end-to-end data architecture from ingestion through transformation to consumption, ensuring data quality, reliability, and security</li> <li>Integrate data from complex engineering systems (PLM/Teamcenter), manufacturing systems (MES/MOM), ERP (NetSuite), IoT/sensor networks and other enterprise systems</li> <li>Create innovative data solutions that enable AI/ML capabilities for engineering analysis, manufacturing optimization, and supply chain intelligence</li> <li>Establish data governance frameworks, standards, and best practices across the organization</li> <li>Implement MLOps infrastructure to support model training, deployment, and monitoring</li> <li>Build real-time data pipelines from shop floor systems, test equipment, and operational technology (OT) environments</li> <li>Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and business teams to understand data requirements and deliver BI/AI-ready datasets</li> <li>Lead and mentor a high-pe