Vast
- Robot type
- Robotics
- Location
- Long BeachCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Salary
- $123,000–$230,000 a year
Senior Supplier Reliability Engineer
Job description
Headquartered in Long Beach, California , and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.
This will be a full-time , exempt position located in our Long Beach location. In this role, you will be crucial in ensuring the consistent quality and reliability of the products and components we receive from our suppliers.
Vast is developing next-generation space…
Job responsibilities
- Evaluate and onboard new suppliers. Run regular audits, assessments, and evaluations to confirm they meet Vast's quality standards
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships. Address quality issues, identify supply chain risks, and implement improvements
- Work with design and manufacturing engineers to understand the design intent of piece parts, assemblies, and subsystems
- Run design-for-manufacturability reviews early, ideally before sourcing
- Work with procurement to source parts strategically by assessing supplier manufacturing processes, inspection practices, and quality systems
- Drive continuous improvement with suppliers and internally. Analyze quality data, identify trends, and implement corrective and preventive actions that improve quality and reduce cost
- Define supplier technical and quality requirements from customer and program requirements for NPI and production
- Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to find trends and systemic performance gaps, and build supplier improvement plans
Job requirements
- Master's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- 5+ years in reliability, process, or quality engineering in a production environment, with hands-on RCCA on product or process issues
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and special processes, failure mechanisms, and inspection or NDE methods
- Experience reading and applying industry specifications and drawing requirements
- A proven record of taking RCCAs to verified closure and influencing suppliers to get results
- Hands-on failure analysis experience
- Working knowledge of quality systems (ISO 9000, AS9100, NADCAP) and supplier quality processes (PPAP, APQP, FAI)
- Familiarity with aerospace specifications for special processes, inspection, and process control
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