Lead Hardware Reliability Engineer, Electrical (Starshield)

2 hours, 56 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Quality Assurance and Testing
SpaceX

SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the aim of revolutionizing space technology and enabling human life on other planets.

Aerospace & Defense
10K-50K
Founded 2002

Description

  • Lead and hire a team of electrical hardware reliability engineers supporting Starshield production.
  • Provide technical mentorship and guidance on root cause investigations of electrical hardware failures.
  • Align goals and priorities with production and partner engineering teams to meet reliability and rate objectives.
  • Develop personalized career growth plans for team members to strengthen technical capabilities and professional development.
  • Drive corrective actions for products that do not meet design specifications using yield and defect monitoring data.
  • Escalate major hardware concerns, secure resources, and maintain clear communication to drive timely resolution.
  • Maintain thorough documentation of failure analysis findings, test results, and corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with the on-orbit reliability team to translate investigation findings into production improvements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline.
  • 3+ years of experience in hardware development, failure analysis, or reliability engineering; internships and co-ops are acceptable.
  • 1+ years of experience leading a project, team, or people.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate and collaborate across disciplines and organizational levels.
  • Experience deploying large-scale and/or high-impact solutions in a manufacturing environment (preferred).
  • Experience with digital and mixed-signal designs, power electronics, or RF electronics using oscilloscopes, signal generators, digital multimeters, power supplies, and soldering equipment.
  • Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and root causing electrical hardware failures.
  • PCBA fabrication experience, including familiarity with solder, flux, underfill, staking, reflow, and temperature control.
  • Experience with environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, and TVAC.
  • Experience with RF test equipment and concepts such as vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, S-parameters, impedance matching, and antenna designs.
  • Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance, or the ability and willingness to obtain one.
  • Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • Ability to meet ITAR requirements as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations.
  • Pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing may be required for roles supporting sensitive SpaceX missions.

Benefits

  • Pay range of $140,000 to $205,000.
  • Eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
  • Potential discretionary bonuses.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to buy additional stock at a discount.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave, 3 weeks of paid vacation, and 10 or more paid holidays per year.

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