Mission Assurance Engineer II: Spacecraft Reliability & Risk

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentives

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Build Reliability Engineer II to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production. You will ensure production yields, reliability, and support for quality and mission assurance with hands-on hardware design, test, and troubleshooting experience.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years in aerospace engineering, a strong Lean quality mindset, and proven ability to analyze production data to drive improvements in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or materials engineering.
• 3+ 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.
• Demonstrated application of process controls in high volume manufacturing, test, and quality environments.
• Experience generating, processing, and/or analyzing data for production insight.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams to create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for all vehicle hardware.
• Contain suspect or known non-conforming product, providing guidance to quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors, and engineers.
• Lead failure investigations in production, test, and operation; identifying and mitigating root causes to reduce risk and improve reliability.
• Provide critical peer review of hardware during design reviews and acceptance/test campaigns.
• Perform FMEA, build requirements compliance matrix tools, and ensure adequate test coverage and change management.

Skills

Hardware testing

Process controls

Data analysis

Collaboration

Reliability engineering

Education

Bachelors degree in engineering

Tools

Measurement systems analysis

Design of experiments

Statistical process control

PFMEA

Control plans

APQP

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Build Reliability Engineer II to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production. You will ensure production yields, reliability, and support for quality and mission assurance with hands-on hardware design, test, and troubleshooting experience.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years in aerospace engineering, a strong Lean quality mindset, and proven ability to analyze production data to drive improvements in