Flight-Ready Fluid Systems Reliability Engineer

Vast Space Llc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Employee equity

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Meal perks

Job summary

Vast Space LLC is hiring a Build Reliability Engineer (Fluid Systems) in Long Beach, CA. You will support reliability of flight hardware across the lifecycle, coordinating with design, manufacturing, and testing teams to meet safety, quality, and performance standards.

The role emphasizes ownership of fluid-system build reliability, manufacturability, process improvement, and collaboration across a matrix of functions in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, design, quality, reliability, or related roles.

Responsibilities

• Own Build Reliability for fluid system components and sub-assemblies, setting reliability and flight-readiness expectations.
• Enable manufacturability by ensuring designs are verifiable, measurements are valid, and production readiness is achieved.
• Improve process controls, tooling, measurement methods, data collection, and training.
• Analyze build data, lead quality reviews, and implement data-driven improvements with partners.
• Lead containment and root-cause investigations, coordinating corrective actions.
• Drive cost-of-quality reduction initiatives to simplify requirements and strengthen controls.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical methods

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Advanced engineering degree

Tools

ISO 9001/AS9100

Statistical software

Job description

Vast Space LLC is hiring a Build Reliability Engineer (Fluid Systems) in Long Beach, CA. You will support reliability of flight hardware across the lifecycle, coordinating with design, manufacturing, and testing teams to meet safety, quality, and performance standards.

The role emphasizes ownership of fluid-system build reliability, manufacturability, process improvement, and collaboration across a matrix of functions in a fast-paced aerospace environment.