Vast
Senior Program Operations Engineer
$133K–$189K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; areas include engineering, program operations, program or project management, or corporate and business strategy.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
About the job
Leads program operations and long-range planning for Haven Station programs, aligning operational requirements and cross-functional initiatives with company targets.
What you'll do
- Create and manage Haven Station program manifests and strategic plans.
- Define operational requirements, including headcount, capital expenditure, and engineering development assets.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives, analytics, dashboards, and regular progress reporting to meet program and operational targets.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years of successful contributions in engineering, program operations, program or project management, or corporate and business strategy.
- Demonstrated contributions to end-to-end product lifecycle management and NPI expertise.
- Experience with project management and reporting tools.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in engineering or a related field; MBA focused on operations or strategy is a plus.
- Experience scaling programs or products, lean and six-sigma methodologies, business finance, or transitioning products to high-volume production; aerospace, defense, or flight hardware delivery preferred but not required.
Pay
$133,446 — $189,429 USD (base salary)
Tools
MS Project, SmartSheet, JIRA, Confluence
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