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Varda Space Industries is building commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing systems, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses. The Build Reliability Engineer II role partners closely with design and manufacturing teams to scale production of spacecraft hardware while ensuring reliability and quality.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams to create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for all vehicle hardware
- Contain and manage suspect or non-conforming product, providing guidance to quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors, and engineers
- Lead failure investigations in production, test, and operation; identify and mitigate root causes to reduce risk and improve reliability of designs and processes
- Provide critical peer review of hardware during design reviews and acceptance/qualification test campaigns
- Support Quality, Flight Reliability, and Mission Assurance functions as needed
The ideal candidate is a responsible, collaborative, process-oriented engineer with hands-on experience in hardware design, testing, manufacturing, and troubleshooting. This role requires the ability to work across multiple teams and disciplines to ensure spacecraft hardware meets stringent reliability and quality standards for space operations.
Varda was founded in 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov and is backed by leading investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, and Founders Fund. The team includes veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, major pharmaceutical companies, and Silicon Valley. Headquarters and production facility are in El Segundo, California, with additional offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL.
