Senior Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer

Varda Space Industries, Inc.; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Ibrido; USD 140.000 - 179.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible PTO

Company-paid Medical, Dental, Vision

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

401(k) with employer match

Wellness reimbursement

Descrizione del lavoro

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Space Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production while ensuring verified, reliable parts at high rate.

The role spans reliability, quality, flight assurance, and mission management, with hands-on hardware testing, failure investigations, and data-driven improvements to reduce risk and improve designs.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or materials engineering.
• 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 process controls in high-volume manufacturing and testing.

Mansioni

• 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 immediate and underlying root causes to reduce risk and improve the reliability of designs and processes.
• Provide critical peer review of hardware during design reviews and acceptance and qualification test campaigns.
• Perform failure modes and effects analyses, build requirements compliance matrix tools, and ensure adequate test coverage, change management, and manufacturability of flight hardware.
• Own vehicle level deliverables for regulatory bodies including requirements compliance, functional or flight hazard analyses, and verification evidence.
• Support Mission Assurance's vehicle level risk management and identification/tracking/execution of mitigations.

Conoscenze

Data analysis for production

Process controls in manufacturing

Collaboration / teamwork

Problem solving / troubleshooting

Lean quality principles

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/engineering

Strumenti

Quality tools: MSA, DOE, SPC, RCA, APQP, PFMEA, control plans

CNC machining, additive manufacturing

Descrizione del lavoro

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Space Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production while ensuring verified, reliable parts at high rate.

The role spans reliability, quality, flight assurance, and mission management, with hands-on hardware testing, failure investigations, and data-driven improvements to reduce risk and improve designs.