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Launch Reliability Engineer

Vandenberg, CA

$100,000-$135,000 / year

full-timemidAerospace

Description

As a Launch Reliability Engineer at SpaceX, you will champion mission assurance at the launch site by fostering efficient and reliable operational processes. You'll collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure vehicle and payload processing is optimized, identify risks, and drive improvements to support safe and rapid launch cadence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics
  • 1+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or design engineering
  • Knowledge of quality tools (Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis)
  • Ability to pass Air Force background check
  • Willingness to work extended hours, nights, and weekends as needed

Responsibilities

  • Ensure reliable launch of astronauts and payloads through efficient vehicle and spacecraft processing
  • Interact with development and build teams for Falcon 9, Dragon, Starship, and launch pad systems to optimize process health
  • Identify high-risk processes and implement improvements for operational excellence
  • Lead root cause and corrective action investigations
  • Maintain feedback loop using data to prioritize resolution of high-impact issues
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