Senior Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer, Hardware
Core
Partner with design and manufacturing teams to right-size processes and controls for scaling spacecraft hardware production, ensuring verified reliable hardware at rate.
Role type
Senior IC spacecraft build reliability engineer
Builds
Spacecraft hardware (vehicles, capsules, heat shields, satellite buses)
Domain
Aerospace / Space infrastructure
Required skills
hardware design/test/manufacturing/troubleshooting, failure analysis, process controls, high volume manufacturing, data analysis for production insight, root cause analysis, FMEA, requirements compliance, hazard analysis
Preferred skills
full project lifecycle ownership, measurement systems analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, APQP, metrology, PFMEA, control plans, CNC machining, additive manufacturing, casting, welding
Technologies
CNC machining, additive manufacturing, casting, welding
Responsibilities
Create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for vehicle hardware; contain non-conforming product and guide inspectors/technicians; lead failure investigations to identify root causes; perform peer review of hardware during design and test campaigns; conduct failure modes and effects analyses and build requirements compliance matrices; own vehicle level deliverables for regulatory bodies including hazard analyses; support mission assurance risk management
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
