Spacecraft Hardware Reliability Engineer II — On-Site

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Relocation support

Stock options

Wellness reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Hardware Build Reliability Engineer II to partner with design and manufacturing teams, sizing processes to scale spacecraft hardware production and ensure reliable, verifiable outcomes.

You will support Quality, Flight Reliability, and Mission Assurance, with a hands-on, process-oriented approach under lean quality principles and a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or materials science engineering.
• 3+ 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 engineering 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 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.

Skills

Hardware testing

Data analysis

Process controls

Root cause analysis

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelors in engineering

Tools

MSA

DOE

SPC

PFMEA

APQP

Metrology

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Hardware Build Reliability Engineer II to partner with design and manufacturing teams, sizing processes to scale spacecraft hardware production and ensure reliable, verifiable outcomes.

You will support Quality, Flight Reliability, and Mission Assurance, with a hands-on, process-oriented approach under lean quality principles and a collaborative culture.