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