Hardware Reliability Engineer, Failure Analysis

Starlink; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Hardware Development Engineer for Failure Analysis to identify root causes of hardware failures in satellites and gateway systems. You will analyze, test, and implement corrective actions to boost reliability and performance across PCBAs, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.

Responsibilities include detailed failure investigations, environmental testing, and maintaining thorough documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or equivalent engineering/STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of hardware development, failure analysis, or reliability engineering (internships and co-ops acceptable)

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed failure analysis of satellite and gateway hardware, identifying root causes of failures and implementing corrective actions.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to improve product reliability and manufacturing processes.
• Utilize schematics, test equipment, and inspection processes to conduct failure investigations on PCBAs and other electronic components.
• Work closely with the respective test engineers for your products to keep a close feedback loop improving test assets.
• Monitor yield rates and quality metrics, driving corrective actions to address non-conforming products.
• Conduct benchtop environmental testing to validate product robustness.
• Support production and field operations by providing technical guidance on failure resolution and process improvements.
• Maintain thorough documentation of failure analysis findings, test results, and corrective actions.

Skills

Failure analysis

Digital & mixed-signal design

Power electronics

RF electronics

Python

C/C++

Test automation

Quality tools (Lean, Six Sigma)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, physics, or equivalent STEM

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Digital multimeters

Power supplies

Soldering equipment

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Hardware Development Engineer for Failure Analysis to identify root causes of hardware failures in satellites and gateway systems. You will analyze, test, and implement corrective actions to boost reliability and performance across PCBAs, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.

Responsibilities include detailed failure investigations, environmental testing, and maintaining thorough documentation.