Lead Spacecraft Build & Reliability Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Space Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production. You will drive test, inspection, and manufacturability plans to ensure reliable hardware at rate.

The role includes leading failure investigations, providing design-review input, and applying PFMEA/APQP methods to flight hardware while supporting regulatory deliverables and Mission Assurance risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or related engineering.
• 5+ years in aerospace or related engineering role.
• Hands-on hardware test, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience.
• Commitment to lean quality principles without compromising safety or reliability.
• Experience analyzing data for production insights.
• Strong collaborative skills and drive to improve reliability.

Responsibilities

• Create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for vehicle hardware.
• Contain suspect non-conforming product and guide inspections.
• Lead failure investigations and mitigate root causes to improve reliability.
• Provide peer review of hardware during design reviews and tests.
• Perform FMEA, verification, and change-management for flight hardware.
• Own vehicle-level deliverables for regulatory compliance and hazard analyses.
• Support Mission Assurance risk management and mitigations.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Hardware testing

Process control

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or related engineering

Tools

Quality tools (APQP, PFMEA, SPC)

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Space Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production. You will drive test, inspection, and manufacturability plans to ensure reliable hardware at rate.

The role includes leading failure investigations, providing design-review input, and applying PFMEA/APQP methods to flight hardware while supporting regulatory deliverables and Mission Assurance risk management.