Systems Engineer III

Job#: 3033640

Job Description:

Systems Engineer - Systems Engineer III

Location: Redmond, Washington (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract

 
Role Overview

The Build Reliability Engineer (BRE) will ensure complex Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) products and any design revisions are properly qualified and implemented in manufacturing. This role oversees the New/Revised Product Introduction process and ongoing builds, focusing on quality, reliability, process improvement, and risk reduction from prototype through production. The successful candidate will work with engineering and production teams to assure effective implementation of Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Quality (DfQ), and Design for Reliability (DfR) principles.

 
Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with design and manufacturing engineering teams to understand key manufacturing, quality, and reliability Critical to Function (CtF) attributes and/or parameters.
  • Oversee implementation of appropriate manufacturing process and reliability control plans.
  • Review and approve or reject the results of product and process qualification activities.
  • Perform relevant analyses of process control, measurement, and reliability data to facilitate real-time, data-driven decisions.
  • Collaborate with production teams to improve existing processes for yield, cost, and throughput with negligible impact on quality and reliability.
  • Investigate production inspection, test, and reliability screening failures to identify failure mode, underlying mechanism, and proximate causes for implementation of corrective action.
  • Review and approve or reject nonconforming product dispositions for flight hardware to assure negligible impact on reliability.
Required Qualifications

Education: A bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline, physics, or a similar field is required.

 

Experience: Candidates must have experience with analytical methodologies associated with materials/failure analysis, fabrication and assembly of PCBs and PCBAs, and conducting statistical data analysis.

 
Preferred Qualifications
  • Manufacturing process development experience.
  • New Product Introduction (NPI) experience.
  • Production and supplier quality experience.
Compensation & Benefits

The pay rate for this position is between $64.00 and $74.00 per hour. Compensation may vary depending on factors including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, and location. A benefits package may be available for eligible employees.

 

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

 

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

 

Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

 

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.


Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Employee Type:
Contract

Location:
Redmond, WA, US

Job Type:
Engineering and Technicians

Date Posted:
May 7, 2026

Pay Range:
$64 - $74 per hour

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