Electrical Reliability Test Engineer – Silicon

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is recruiting an Electrical Engineer for the Starlink silicon reliability team. You will own reliability qualification for new silicon designs, develop test hardware, and analyze large reliability datasets to drive design and process improvements.

Collaboration across silicon design, packaging, and manufacturing is essential to ensure high-volume production reliability. The role requires hands-on testing experience, knowledge of JEDEC standards, and strong scripting skills for data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with HTOL and wafer-level tests.
• Familiarity with JEDEC, MIL-STD, IPC reliability methods.
• Experience designing/test fixtures and PCBs for reliability testing.
• Proficiency in Python for data logging and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own package-level and wafer-level reliability qualification for high-volume production.
• Plan and execute reliability test campaigns per JEDEC standards.
• Develop and procure test hardware, fixtures, and environmental chambers.
• Design PCBs and electrical interfaces for reliability test rigs.
• Create software to control test equipment and log telemetry.
• Conduct root-cause analysis of silicon/package failures and propose fixes.
• Coordinate with design, packaging, and manufacturing teams to improve yield.

Skills

Semiconductor reliability

HTOL testing

TDDB testing

PCB design

Python scripting

Data analysis

Test hardware

JEDEC standards

Electrical fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Masters/PhD in EE (preferred)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Vector network analyzer

Burn-in boards

Electrical test fixtures

PCB test fixtures

Job description

SpaceX is recruiting an Electrical Engineer for the Starlink silicon reliability team. You will own reliability qualification for new silicon designs, develop test hardware, and analyze large reliability datasets to drive design and process improvements.

Collaboration across silicon design, packaging, and manufacturing is essential to ensure high-volume production reliability. The role requires hands-on testing experience, knowledge of JEDEC standards, and strong scripting skills for data