Senior Build Reliability Engineer – Integration

Vast Space Llc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 137,760 - 230,472; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Equity and benefits

Meals provided

Job summary

Vast Space Llc. in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior/Staff Build Reliability Engineer (Integration) to support vehicle integration and test operations across the lifecycle. This full‑time, exempt role reports to the Director of Build & Supplier Reliability and requires up to 10% travel.

The ideal candidate will lead reliability activities, define readiness criteria, and drive risk mitigation to ensure flight hardware readiness and robust processes across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years in aerospace/high‑reliability hardware environments.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives with executive visibility.
• Excellent communication and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own Build Reliability for vehicle integration and test work centers; set reliability and build readiness expectations.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Mission Assurance to ensure robust verification plans.
• Define integration readiness criteria and drive risk retirement through production ramp‑up.
• Lead maturation of integration and test processes; ensure documentation, equipment, tooling, and data collection support.
• Provide leadership for high‑visibility issues; align operations, quality, and engineering on execution.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Reliability engineering

Quality systems

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

RCA

FMEA

SPC

Control plans

Job description

Vast Space Llc. in Long Beach, CA seeks a Senior/Staff Build Reliability Engineer (Integration) to support vehicle integration and test operations across the lifecycle. This full‑time, exempt role reports to the Director of Build & Supplier Reliability and requires up to 10% travel.

The ideal candidate will lead reliability activities, define readiness criteria, and drive risk mitigation to ensure flight hardware readiness and robust processes across programs.