Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer II – On-Site El Segundo

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, California is seeking a Build Reliability Engineer II to partner with design and manufacturing teams to right-size processes for scalable spacecraft hardware production. You will ensure reliable hardware at rate, supporting Quality, Flight Reliability, and Mission Assurance.

The ideal candidate has hands-on hardware test, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience, plus lean quality practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or material sciences engineering.
• Hands-on hardware test, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience.
• Commitment to lean quality principles without compromising safety or reliability.
• Experience applying data-driven process controls in high-volume manufacturing and testing.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with a drive to improve reliability.
• Ability to generate and analyze production data for insights.
• Proven ability to influence across design, manufacturing, and quality teams.

Responsibilities

• 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, guiding quality inspectors and operators.
• Lead failure investigations in production, test, and operation to identify root causes and reduce risk.
• Provide peer review during design reviews and acceptance tests.
• Perform FMEA, create requirement matrices, ensure test coverage and change control.
• Own vehicle-level deliverables for regulatory and verification activities.
• Support risk management and mitigation tracking for Mission Assurance.

Skills

Hardware testing

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Lean quality

Collaboration

Education

Bachelors in engineering

Tools

PFMEA

APQP

DOE

SPC

MSA

Design of experiments

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, California is seeking a Build Reliability Engineer II to partner with design and manufacturing teams to right-size processes for scalable spacecraft hardware production. You will ensure reliable hardware at rate, supporting Quality, Flight Reliability, and Mission Assurance.

The ideal candidate has hands-on hardware test, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience, plus lean quality practices.