Senior Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer (Hardware)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer (Hardware)

• Focus: Build reliability for spacecraft hardware production

Description

The Senior Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer partners with design and manufacturing teams to right-size processes and controls to enable scaling production of spacecraft hardware. The role ensures production yields verified, reliable hardware at rate and supports Quality, Flight Reliability, and Mission Assurance. You will bring hands-on hardware design/test/manufacturing/troubleshooting experience and drive process-oriented reliability improvements.

Responsibilities

• Create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for all vehicle hardware with design and manufacturing teams.

• Contain suspect or known non-conforming product by guiding quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors, and engineers.

• Lead failure investigations across production, test, and operation; identify and mitigate root causes to reduce risk and improve reliability.

• Provide peer review of hardware during design reviews and acceptance/qualification test campaigns.

• Perform FMEA and build requirements compliance matrix work; ensure adequate test coverage, change management, and manufacturability of flight hardware.

• Own vehicle-level deliverables for regulatory bodies, including requirements compliance, functional/flight hazard analyses, and verification evidence.

• Support Mission Assurance vehicle-level risk management by identifying, tracking, and executing mitigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, computer science, electrical, manufacturing, mechanical, or material sciences engineering.

• 5+ years professional experience in aerospace, design, quality, or related engineering.

• Hands-on hardware test, qualification, troubleshooting, or failure analysis experience.

• Commitment to lean quality principles without compromising safety or reliability.

• Demonstrated process controls in high-volume manufacturing, test, and quality environments.

• Experience generating, processing, and/or analyzing production insight data.

Benefits

• Eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards.