Build Reliability Engineer

Castelion Corporation•Torrance, CA

About The Position

The Build Reliability Engineer will lead initiatives aimed at continuous improvement in the reliability and quality of our products. You will develop and implement internal processes and manufacturing software to optimize development and production workflows and ensure high-quality output. You will guide teams in conducting reliability assessments, implementing preventative measures, and addressing quality issues through root cause analyses and corrective actions, all while ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Minimum 4+ years in reliability and/or quality engineering role
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with 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.
Experience supporting diverse, high volume, production teams during production ramp-up.
Knowledge of quality tools such as 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 various problem-solving approaches.
Dedicated to adopting a Lean approach to quality without compromising safety or reliability.
Bias to Action and Creative Problem Solving. Desire and experience questioning assumptions in ways that lead to break through ideas that are ultimately implemented. Successfully bring in applicable processes/concepts/materials from other industries to achieve efficiency gains. Ability to personally resolve minor issues in development without requiring significant support.
High Commitment, High Initiative. A successful candidate will have a genuine passion for Castelion's mission and consistently look for ways to contribute to the company's technical goals and prevent hardware blockers. Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere. Strong sense of accountability and integrity.
Clear Communicator. Proactively communicates blockers. Trusted in previous roles to be voice of company with regulators, suppliers, gate keepers and customers. Capable of tactfully managing relationships with stakeholders to achieve company-desired outcomes without compromising relationships. Emails, IMs and verbal interactions are logical, drive clarity, and detailed enough to eliminate ambiguity.
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
This position may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information, as determined by the Company and/or applicable U.S. Government requirements. If the position is so designated, your employment in the role may be contingent upon your ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other government authorization, and to satisfy any citizenship or other eligibility requirements imposed by applicable law, regulation, executive order, or government contract requirements. You will be notified if and when such requirements apply.
This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Nice To Haves

Experience in aerospace or defense/government programs is highly desirable.
Experience with implementation and enhancement of Manufacturing Enterprise Software.

Responsibilities

Work closely with design, manufacturing, and operations teams to ensure reliability and quality considerations are integrated into all phases of the product lifecycle.
Participate in Design and Build Reviews to ensure design for manufacturability and inspectability.
Reviews and approves Process Plans, specifications, and build documentation for completeness, accuracy, regulatory compliance, and quality objectives.
Support the development and implementation of internal processes and manufacturing software to optimize production efficiency, product quality, and change control.
Facilitate the engineering change control process (ECR/ECO) with a focus on traceability and impact alignment to maintain clean configuration genealogy.
Ensure appropriate test validation methods and inspection techniques have been considered to validate design and manufacturing processes.
Develop and implement Quality Control Processes, and Standards, and Planning, ensuring compliance with internal and external standards and regulations.
Design or procures new measurement equipment as required to achieve required inspections with maximum efficiency.
Validates measurement and tests methods using process capability and measurement systems analysis (MSA) statistical tools. Propose solutions to remove the need to verify product conformance through measurement, e.g. poka-yoke.
Evaluates and analyzes production quality landscape
Utilize reliability and quality data to generate reports, identify trends, and recommend improvements to enhance product and process reliability and performance.
Uses data to make landscape transparent and drive project prioritization. Responsible for ensuring that issues related to product reliability are primary focus.
Drives achievement of quality targets through a review hierarchy with appropriate levels of management.
Utilize reliability and quality data to generate reports, identify trends, and recommend improvements to enhance product and process reliability and performance.
Leverage tools like FMEA and statistical analysis to identify and prevent quality and reliability issues.
Leads, facilitates, and participates in root cause investigations and ensure appropriate action to prevent recurrence.
Support review of all nonconformance conditions for adequate resolution and rationale prior to closure.
Lead containment functions to include impact and risk analysis.
Oversee control of all non-conforming hardware
Support efforts to implement and adhere to Quality Management System policies and other regulatory requirements.
Facilitate creation of training plans and materials for technician and inspector competency.
Develop training materials and provide support to end-users to ensure effective utilization of manufacturing and management system software.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing product reliability and risk mitigation.