Lead Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer — Starshield

Future Ventures; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Medical, vision, dental coverage

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Lead Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer for Starshield to build and lead a reliability team targeting robust PCBAs and reduced failures. You will analyze failures, implement corrective actions, and collaborate across electrical, mechanical, software, and supply chain teams to improve reliability and longevity of hardware used in government-focused Starshield applications.

You will mentor engineers, drive root-cause investigations, and align objectives with production to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in hardware development, failure analysis, or reliability engineering (internships and co-ops acceptable)
• 1+ years of experience leading a project, team, or people

Responsibilities

• Lead and hire a team of electrical hardware reliability engineers supporting Starshield production
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to team members leading root cause investigations of electrical hardware
• Align goals and priorities with production and partner engineering teams to achieve program reliability and rate objectives
• Collaborate with team members to create personalized career growth plans that build their technical capabilities and accelerate progress toward their professional goals
• Drive corrective action to products not meeting design specifications through data‑driven decisions using yield and defect monitoring to identify common failure modes
• Proactively elevate major hardware concerns, secure appropriate resources, and maintain clear communication to drive timely resolution and team alignment
• Maintain thorough documentation of failure analysis findings, test results, and corrective actions
• Collaborate with on‑orbit reliability team, driving timely improvements to production through on‑orbit investigation findings

Skills

Leadership

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

Digital multimeters

Power supplies

Soldering equipment

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Lead Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer for Starshield to build and lead a reliability team targeting robust PCBAs and reduced failures. You will analyze failures, implement corrective actions, and collaborate across electrical, mechanical, software, and supply chain teams to improve reliability and longevity of hardware used in government-focused Starshield applications.

You will mentor engineers, drive root-cause investigations, and align objectives with production to