Build Reliability Engineer

About Varda

Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.

From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.

Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX Blue Origin major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures Lux Capital Founders Fund Caffeinated Capital General Catalyst and Also Capital.

Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL.

Join Varda and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.

About This Role

Varda is seeking aBuild ReliabilityEngineer topartner closely withthedesign and manufacturing teams to scale the production of spacecraft hardware.Build Reliability Engineersensureproduction processesyield verifiedreliable hardware at rate. At Varda you will have the unique opportunity to innovate andestablishnew processes as we scale manufacturingacross multiple vehicle programs. You will flex beyond Build Reliability to support Quality Flight Reliability and Mission Assurance. The ideal candidate is a capable process andsystems orientedengineer.

Responsibilities

• Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teamsto create test manufacturability and inspection plans forall vehiclehardware.
• Contain suspect or known non-conforming product providing guidance to quality inspectors technicians shop supervisors and engineers.
• Perform failure modes and effects analyses build requirements compliance matrix tools and ensure adequate test coverage change management and manufacturability of flight hardware.
• Support vehicle level deliverables for regulatory bodies including requirements compliance functional or flight hazard analyses and verification evidence.
• Support Mission Assurances vehicle level risk management and identification / tracking / execution of mitigations.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in aerospace computer science electrical manufacturing mechanical or material sciences engineering
• Experience generating processing and/or analyzing data for production insight
• Experience troubleshooting complex engineering issues performing root cause and corrective action investigations and implementing corrective actions
• Strong computer skills with demonstrated ability in a programming language
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with a drive to innovate and improve reliability in cutting-edge technology

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Full project lifecycle ownership experience (cradle-to-grave)
• Proficiency with quality tools such as measurement systems analysis design of experiments statistical process control root cause analysis and corrective action advanced product quality planning (APQP) metrology process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA) control plans and various problem-solving approaches
• Hands-on knowledge of CNC machining additive manufacturing casting welding fastening or other special manufacturing processes
• Commitment to lean quality principles without compromising safety or reliability

Pay Range

• Salary range: $109000-$145000/per year
• This role ison-sitein El Segundo CA
• Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills education level experience level and job performance
• You will be eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards

• Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. At present some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than U.S. Persons as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items our current policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.

  US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.)

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