Senior Parts and Reliability Engineer

The role

This person will serve as a technical authority for electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical parts selection, qualification, and reliability. They will own the parts engineering program and lead reliability engineering activities for optical payloads and launch vehicle component product lines.

What you will do

• Own the parts engineering program including EEE parts selection, derating analysis, screening, and qualification
• Develop and maintain the Approved Parts List and Preferred Parts List
• 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 for parts used in space environments
• Partner with design, systems, and manufacturing engineering teams
• Establish and mature parts engineering and reliability procedures and work instructions
• Support supplier quality assessments related to parts sourcing, counterfeit parts avoidance, and traceability
• Represent parts and reliability engineering in design reviews
• Mentor junior engineers

Required qualifications

• 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 (e.g., NPR 8705.4, SMC-S-009, MIL-STD-1547, MIL-STD-883)
• Enthusiastic attitude towards individual and team work and collaborating with geographically diverse offices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• 15+ years experience working in space/aerospace industry
• Prior experience at a satellite, optical payload, or launch vehicle manufacturer
• Familiarity with DFARS/ITAR compliance considerations in a parts sourcing context
• Experience building parts engineering programs from scratch at an early-stage company
• Working knowledge of PLM/parts database tools

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

Before you apply

• Job offer contingent upon capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls
• Must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, a protected individual as defined by 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the US Department of State

About the company

Scout Space is building a new way to see and operate in space with a new paradigm of data. They are a rapidly growing team deploying real solutions to orbit over the next 2 years.