Launch-Ready Spacecraft Build Reliability Lead

Telemetry Today LLC; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Stock options

401(k) match

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Wellness reimbursement

Parental leave

Gym stipend

Company events

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing to scale spacecraft hardware production, ensuring reliable, qualified flight hardware and strong process controls. You will lead failure investigations, support quality, flight reliability, and mission assurance, and own vehicle-level deliverables for regulatory compliance.

This role demands hands-on hardware test experience and lean quality practices across

Qualifications

• :"Bachelor's degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or materials engineering."
• "5+ years in aerospace, design, quality, or related engineering."
• "Hands-on hardware test, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience."
• "Commitment to lean quality principles without compromising safety."
• "Experience applying process controls in high-volume manufacturing, testing, and quality environments."

Responsibilities

• Partner with design engineering and manufacturing to create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for vehicle hardware.
• Contain non-conforming product and guide quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors, and engineers.
• Lead failure investigations to identify root causes and reduce risk and improve designs and processes.
• Provide peer review during design reviews and acceptance/qualification test campaigns.
• Perform failure modes and effects analyses, build requirements compliance matrix tools, and ensure adequate test coverage and change control.
• Own vehicle-level deliverables for regulatory compliance, functional/flight hazard analyses, and verification evidence.
• Support Mission Assurance's vehicle-level risk management and mitigations.

Skills

Hands-on hardware testing

Process controls

Data analysis for production

Lean quality principles

Collaborative teamwork

Aerospace engineering experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering

Tools

Measurement systems analysis

Design of experiments

Statistical process control

Root cause analysis & corrective action

APQP

Metrology

PFMEA

Control plans

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing to scale spacecraft hardware production, ensuring reliable, qualified flight hardware and strong process controls. You will lead failure investigations, support quality, flight reliability, and mission assurance, and own vehicle-level deliverables for regulatory compliance.

This role demands hands-on hardware test experience and lean quality practices across