Business System Analyst

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. 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,…