Senior 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, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production with robust processes and controls.

The role spans build reliability, quality, flight reliability, and mission assurance, requiring hands-on hardware test, failure analysis, data-driven decision making, and a collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or material sciences engineering.
• 5+ years professional experience in aerospace, design, quality, 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.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, with a drive to innovate and improve reliability in cutting-edge technology.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design and manufacturing teams to create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for 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 improve reliability.
• Provide critical peer review of hardware during design reviews and acceptance and qualification test campaigns.
• Perform FMEA, test coverage, change management, and manufacturability of flight hardware.
• Own vehicle level deliverables for regulatory bodies including compliance, hazard analyses, and verification evidence.
• Support Mission Assurance's vehicle level risk management and mitigations.

Skills

Hands-on hardware test

Troubleshooting

Failure analysis

Data analysis for production

Process controls

Collaboration

Lean quality

Aerospace manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/computer/electrical/manufacturing/mechanical/materials

Tools

Measurement systems analysis

Design of Experiments

Statistical Process Control

Root Cause Analysis

Corrective Action

APQP

PFMEA

Metrology

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production with robust processes and controls.

The role spans build reliability, quality, flight reliability, and mission assurance, requiring hands-on hardware test, failure analysis, data-driven decision making, and a collaborative mindset.