Hardware Reliability Engineer, Space & Satellite Electronics

SpaceX; Lockhart (TX); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SpaceX is seeking an Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability for Starlink to join the hardware reliability team. You will own qualification and test of new electrical designs and work on root cause analysis for failures observed in test, production, or field.

You will collaborate with design, firmware, RF and manufacturing teams to drive design changes that improve reliability across Starlink devices, including PCBA, cabling, and test boards.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, or computer engineering.
• 1+ years experience with digital or mixed-signal designs and test equipment.
• Experience with PCBA manufacturing processes (SMT reflow, wave solder, selective solder).

Responsabilidades

• Own qualification and test of new electrical designs and SMT manufacturing lines for high volume production.
• Perform hands-on debugging to root cause and corrective action of failed phased-array antenna, Wi-Fi router, power supply PCBAs, and cables.
• Utilize diagnostic tools (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers) to root cause electronics.
• Develop tools to enhance capability for swift root-causing of electronics.
• Run hardware failure investigations across teams and communicate findings to leadership.
• Drive design and process changes to improve hardware reliability.

Conocimientos

Python

C++

SQL

RF troubleshooting

PCB schematics

Communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, or computer engineering

Herramientas

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

X-ray machines

Logic analyzers

Firmware scripts

Descripción del empleo

SpaceX is seeking an Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability for Starlink to join the hardware reliability team. You will own qualification and test of new electrical designs and work on root cause analysis for failures observed in test, production, or field.

You will collaborate with design, firmware, RF and manufacturing teams to drive design changes that improve reliability across Starlink devices, including PCBA, cabling, and test boards.