Reliability Engineer

Vast is looking for a Reliability Engineer, reporting to the Vice President, Flight Safety & Mission Assurance, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of the world’s first commercial human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities:

Perform system-level reliability analyses, such as fault tree analysis, building reliability block diagrams, and perform failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA/FMECA)

Perform reliability predictions using a variety of methodologies, including electronics reliability predictions

Assist engineering teams in performing trade studies

Develop and maintain spaceflight component reliability data

Identify critical components with significant impact to safety and mission success

Assist in root cause analysis, failure investigations, and risk characterization

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of a B.S. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, physics, or related technical discipline

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Experience developing reliability models of spacecraft, launch site and/or launch vehicle systems

Experience with human-rated, safety critical systems

Experience with failure reporting and corrective action systems (FRACAS)

Experience with reliability/life test design (failure modes discovery, life demonstration, and screening), Weibull analysis and parameter estimation, stress-strength interference analyses, probability distribution estimation, reliability growth modeling, and/or probabilistic risk analysis

Experience with performing reliability analyses including Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and electrical circuit diagrams

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate technical information to non-technical partners

Ability to form relationships with experts from varying engineering fields and provide constructive feedback about safety and reliability concerns

Additional Requirements:

Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted

Pay Range: California

$112,340—$159,468 USD