Build Reliability Engineer - Avionics

• ◆Own Build Reliability for avionics hardware and work centers, setting expectations for reliability, manufacturability, and build and flight readiness
• ◆Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Mission Assurance leadership to ensure robust, scalable quality and verification plans across the product lifecycle, with lessons consistently carried across programs
• ◆Ensure successful introduction of flight hardware by defining readiness criteria, including process qualification, manufacturability, and inspectability, and driving the retirement of build risks through production ramp-up
• ◆Drive maturation of internal avionics production processes, ensuring documentation, equipment, tooling, process controls, data collection, and training support consistent and streamlined execution
• ◆Ensure off-nominal work is performed and documented reliably. Partner with Mission Assurance to drive risk mitigations and steer response plans to severe issues. Provide leadership and technical direction for high-visibility issues, establishing recovery plans and aligning operations, quality, and engineering on execution
• ◆Collect and analyze build data to identify risk and recurring issues. Lead build quality reviews, generate data-driven recommendations, and effectively influence partner teams to prioritize efforts that prevent escapes and improve reliability
• ◆Lead containment and root-cause investigation of high-impact Avionics-related issues. Ensure implementation and verification of robust corrective actions that address root cause and systemic contributors across Vast
• ◆Lead major cost of quality reduction initiatives through simplification of requirements, clearer design standards, streamlined inspection and process validation steps, and strengthened process controls

• ✓Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• ✓2+ years of experience in manufacturing, design, quality, reliability, or related roles
• ✓Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives
• ✓Excellent communication and technical skills

• ✓Masters Degree or higher
• ✓Experience working in aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments
• ✓Direct experience working on any of the following products/processes:
• ✓Harness Manufacturing
• ✓Avionics/Electromech Manufacturing
• ✓Functional testing, pressure testing, environmental testing
• ✓Proven track record of taking ownership in projects, performing root-cause analysis and corrective actions, and influencing suppliers to drive results
• ✓Demonstrated ability to learn new tools, processes, and technical concepts quickly
• ✓Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and collaborate effectively across a matrix of functions across the organization
• ✓Detail-oriented mindset, great organizational and project-management skills
• ✓Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of interfacing with and conveying concepts to all levels of Vast
• ✓Experience in statistical controls and methods (e.g. MSA, DOE, hypothesis testing, etc.)
• ✓Disciplined problem-solving approach (Six Sigma, 8D, etc.)
• ✓Working knowledge of quality systems and standards (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.)
• ✓Advanced degree in an engineering discipline
• ✓Familiarity with industry standards relevant to solar arrays and avionics manufacturing, such as IPC 620 (harnesses), IPC 610 (electronic assemblies), NASA 8739.4 workmanship standards and launch

per SMC-S-016

Additional

• ✓Ability to travel up to 5%
• ✓Ability to support mission-critical events outside normal working hours

Pay Range: California

$112,340 — $195,552 USD