Senior Parts and Reliability Engineer
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Senior parts and reliability engineer leading EEE/EM selection and reliability for Scout Space’s optical payloads and launch components. Building mission-assurance processes for spaceflight hardware.
Responsibilities:
- Own the parts engineering program, including EEE parts selection, derating analysis, screening, and qualification for space flight hardware
- Develop and maintain the Approved Parts List (APL), Preferred Parts List (PPL), and associated parts control procedures
- Lead reliability engineering activities including FMEA/FMECA, worst-case analysis, stress analysis, and reliability predictions
- Evaluate and disposition non-standard parts, GIDEP alerts, and parts obsolescence issues
- Support radiation tolerance assessments, including TID and SEE, for space-environment parts
- Partner with design, systems, and manufacturing engineering teams on parts and materials selections for optical payloads and satellite subsystems
- Establish and mature parts engineering and reliability procedures, work instructions, and forms for the AS9100 Rev D quality management system
- Support supplier quality assessments related to parts sourcing, counterfeit-parts avoidance under AS5553, and traceability
- Represent parts and reliability engineering in PDR, CDR, and TRR design reviews and provide risk assessments to program management
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical rigor and mission assurance excellence
Requirements:
- 10 years experience working in space/aerospace industry
- Prior experience at a satellite, optical payload, or launch vehicle manufacturer
- Experience with NASA or DoD space system standards, including NPR 8705.4, SMC-S-009, MIL-STD-1547, and MIL-STD-883
- Enthusiastic attitude toward individual and team work and collaboration with geographically diverse offices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Preferred: 15+ years of space/aerospace experience
- Preferred: Familiarity with DFARS/ITAR compliance considerations in parts sourcing
- Preferred: Experience building parts engineering programs from scratch at an early-stage company
- Preferred: Working knowledge of PLM/parts database tools
- Must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, protected individual under 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorization from the US Department of State
Benefits:
- Open Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k Matching
- Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA
- Wellness Stipend
- Work From Home Stipend
- Life Insurance
- Long-term Disability plans
- Commuter Benefit
- Education Reimbursement
- Mental health-supportive workplace and Bell Seal certification
















