Build Reliability Engineer

Castelion Corporation•Torrance, CA

About The Position

The Build Reliability Engineer leads initiatives to continuously improve product reliability and quality. The role develops and implements internal processes and manufacturing software to optimize development and production workflows and ensure high-quality output. It guides reliability assessments, preventative measures, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions while supporting compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. The engineer works across design, manufacturing, and operations throughout the product lifecycle; reviews design and build documentation; supports inspection and test processes; analyzes quality data; and leads corrective and preventive actions and nonconformance management. The role also supports Quality Management System implementation, training, and continuous improvement. Export-control eligibility requirements apply, and certain assignments may require a U.S. Government security clearance or other authorization.

Requirements

Minimum 4 years of experience in a reliability and/or quality engineering role.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of implementing effective solutions to complex reliability and quality challenges.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding environment.
Strong accountability and integrity.
For access to export-controlled information, must meet applicable U.S. export-control eligibility requirements or be able to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace or defense/government programs.
Experience implementing and enhancing Manufacturing Enterprise Software.
Experience supporting diverse, high-volume production teams during production ramp-up.
Knowledge of Lean principles, Six Sigma, root-cause analysis and corrective action, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), metrology, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Control Plans, and problem-solving approaches.
A Lean approach to quality that does not compromise safety or reliability.
Bias toward action and creative problem-solving, including questioning assumptions and implementing applicable processes, concepts, or materials from other industries to achieve efficiency gains.
Ability to resolve minor development issues independently.
High initiative and a genuine passion for the company's mission and technical goals.
Ability to proactively communicate blockers and represent the company with regulators, suppliers, gatekeepers, and customers.
Ability to manage stakeholder relationships tactfully while achieving company objectives and communicating clearly.

Responsibilities

Work with design, manufacturing, and operations teams to integrate reliability and quality considerations throughout the product lifecycle.
Participate in Design and Build Reviews to promote design for manufacturability and inspectability.
Review and approve process plans, specifications, and build documentation for completeness, accuracy, regulatory compliance, and quality objectives.
Support development and implementation of internal processes and manufacturing software to improve production efficiency, product quality, and change control.
Facilitate engineering change control (ECR/ECO), maintaining traceability and alignment of impacts in configuration genealogy.
Ensure appropriate test-validation methods and inspection techniques are considered for validating designs and manufacturing processes.
Develop and implement quality-control processes, standards, and planning in compliance with internal and external standards and regulations.
Design or procure measurement equipment as needed to perform inspections efficiently.
Validate measurement and test methods using process-capability and measurement-systems-analysis statistical tools.
Propose methods such as poka-yoke to reduce the need to verify product conformance through measurement.
Analyze reliability and quality data, report trends, recommend improvements, make the quality landscape transparent, and inform project prioritization.
Keep product-reliability issues a primary focus and drive quality targets through an appropriate management review hierarchy.
Use tools such as FMEA and statistical analysis to identify and prevent quality and reliability issues.
Lead, facilitate, and participate in root-cause investigations and ensure actions prevent recurrence.
Review nonconformance conditions for adequate resolution and rationale before closure.
Lead containment activities, including impact and risk analysis, and oversee control of nonconforming hardware.
Support implementation and adherence to Quality Management System policies and other regulatory requirements.
Facilitate training plans and materials for technician and inspector competency.
Develop training materials and support end users in effective use of manufacturing and management-system software.
Drive continuous-improvement initiatives to enhance product reliability and mitigate risk.