Launch Reliability Engineer, Launch Pads & Recovery

What you'll do

• Ensure systems, processes, and infrastructure critical to launch operations and rocket recovery are efficiently designed and maintained.
• Identify high-risk problems during launch pad and recovery system refurbishment to proactively implement process improvements.
• Lead root cause and corrective action investigations to solve complex technical problems.
• Use data to create a transparent quality landscape and prioritize the resolution of high-impact issues.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure hardware meets requirements for manufacturability, reliability, and risk mitigation.
• Implement Lean manufacturing principles to improve quality without compromising safety or reliability.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to optimize process health for Starship and Falcon launch systems.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
• At least 1 year of experience in a quality, manufacturing, or design engineering role.
• Experience supporting production of complex electro-mechanical, mechanical, or composites systems.
• Knowledge of Lean principles, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, and process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA).
• Ability to pass an Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.