Senior Spacecraft Build & Reliability Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

Relocation support

Stock options

401(k) with company match

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

Varda Space Industries seeks a Senior Space Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production with reliable processes. You will own tests, inspections, and investigations across build and flight hardware.

You will apply root-cause analysis, DFMEA, and SPC methods to improve yield and safety while supporting regulatory and mission assurance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or related engineering field.
• 5+ years in aerospace or related engineering roles.
• Hands-on hardware test, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience.
• Commitment to lean quality principles without compromising safety or reliability.
• Experience applying data to production improvements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design and manufacturing teams to create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for spacecraft hardware.
• Contain non-conforming product and guide quality inspectors and engineers.
• Lead failure investigations and mitigate root causes to improve reliability.
• Review hardware in design, test campaigns, and acceptance activities.
• Ensure test coverage, change control, and manufacturability of flight hardware.
• Support regulatory requirements and vehicle-level risk management.

Skills

Hardware testing

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Quality process controls

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PFMEA

APQP

SPC

DOE

Metrology

Job description

Varda Space Industries seeks a Senior Space Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production with reliable processes. You will own tests, inspections, and investigations across build and flight hardware.

You will apply root-cause analysis, DFMEA, and SPC methods to improve yield and safety while supporting regulatory and mission assurance activities.