Operations Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the operational reliability of assigned processes, tooling, and ground systems within your focus area.
• Analyze downtime, delays, scrubs/rollbacks, rework, and nonconformances to identify high‑risk processes and recurring issues.
• Lead or support root cause and corrective action investigations, from immediate containment through systemic fixes and verification.
• Develop, refine, and standardize procedures, work instructions, checkouts, and maintenance plans to stabilize execution and reduce variability.
• Partner with design, manufacturing/integration engineering, GSE, Quality, and Operations to design and implement improvements in process, tooling, and equipment.
• Support commissioning and early‑use stabilization of new tools, equipment, and ground systems.
• Build simple tracking and visibility tools to monitor reliability performance and guide priorities.
• Spend significant time on the floor, pad, or in the field observing operations, engaging with stakeholders, and closing the loop on changes.

• B.S. degree in engineering or related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years in manufacturing, test, integration, launch/ground operations, or reliability/maintenance engineering
• Hands‑on experience troubleshooting complex mechanical, fluids, electrical, or controls systems and driving changes to fix issues
• Expert in structured problem‑solving and root cause methods and basic data analysis
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, fluid schematics, and/or electrical circuit diagrams
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in launch, spaceflight, aerospace production, or other high‑consequence, high‑complexity operations (preferred)
• Exposure to reliability, quality, or operational excellence tools (preferred)
• Experience authoring or improving work instructions, checklists, and maintenance procedures (preferred)
• Experience building lightweight data/metrics to support decision‑making (preferred)
• Ability to support off‑shift or weekend work during critical builds or investigations
• Ability to work in outdoor environments and at height as required
• Ability to travel up to 25%.