Senior Spacecraft Build & Reliability Engineer

Varda Space Industries, Inc.; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options and equity incentives

Relocation assistance

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance for

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Varda Space Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production while ensuring reliability.

The role covers build reliability, quality, flight reliability, and mission assurance with hands-on test, troubleshooting, and rigorous process controls. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aerospace engineering, experience with failure investigations and data-driven insights, and strong collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace or related engineering field.
• 5+ years in aerospace, design, quality, or related engineering.
• Hands-on hardware test, qualification, troubleshooting or failure analysis.
• Commitment to lean quality principles without compromising safety.
• Experience applying process controls in high-volume manufacturing.
• Ability to generate, process, and analyze data for production insights.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills for cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design and manufacturing to create test and inspection plans.
• Contain non-conforming product and guide quality inspectors.
• Lead failure investigations in production and test.
• Peer review hardware during design reviews and test campaigns.
• Perform FMEA, test coverage, change management, and manufacturability reviews.
• Own vehicle-level deliverables for regulatory compliance and hazard analyses.
• Support Mission Assurance risk management and mitigations.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Build reliability

Hardware testing

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Measurement systems analysis

Design of experiments

Statistical process control

PFMEA

APQP

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Build Reliability Engineer to partner with design and manufacturing teams to scale spacecraft hardware production while ensuring reliability.

The role covers build reliability, quality, flight reliability, and mission assurance with hands-on test, troubleshooting, and rigorous process controls. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in aerospace engineering, experience with failure investigations and data-driven insights, and strong collaboration