Manufacturing Coordinator, Avionics (Second Shift)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor the flow of avionics hardware through harness, electromechanical, and battery assembly operations to ensure schedules and build priorities are maintained.
• Work with manufacturing technicians, engineers, and supply chain teams to ensure materials, components, and tooling are staged and ready for upcoming builds.
• Track work order status and hardware readiness including components, harnesses, and documentation required to support avionics assembly activities.
• Identify and escalate issues impacting production schedules such as material shortages, tooling availability, quality holds, or documentation gaps.
• Maintain accurate status of builds and assembly activities within internal tracking tools and work order systems.
• Ensure proper handling, careful packaging, and documentation of completed avionics hardware for downstream handoffs and storage.
• Support coordination between avionics assembly operations and downstream activities to ensure seamless hardware transitions.
• Generate and maintain reports that provide visibility into build status, upcoming assembly activities, and potential schedule risks.
• Collaborate with the Master Scheduler, engineers, and manufacturing leadership to align production priorities and capacity.
• Facilitate communication between engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues and maintain schedule adherence.
• Assist with material staging, hardware kitting, and documentation required for avionics assembly activities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• Highly detail oriented and self starter.
• Forklift experience.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted.

Pay Range

Pay Range: California
$19 - $38 USD

Benefits

• 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.
• Other discounts and perks.

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.

Equal Opportunity

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.