Senior Electrical Reliability Engineer, Starlink Hardware

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, Texas is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability for Starlink. You will own qualification and test of new electrical designs, diagnose failures, and drive corrective actions across design, production, and test teams.

This hands-on role requires 5+ years in digital/mixed-signal designs, PCBA reliability, and strong root-cause analysis; on-site work required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience working with digital or mixed-signal designs, using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, and/or soldering equipment.

Responsibilities

• Own qualification and test of new electrical designs and SMT manufacturing lines for high volume production
• Perform hands-on debugging to drive to root cause and corrective action of failed phased-array antenna, Wi‑Fi router, and power supply PCBAs
• Utilize advanced diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, X‑ray machines, logic analyzers, and custom firmware scripts to root cause electronics
• Develop tools and identify equipment to enhance the team’s capabilities in swiftly root causing electronics
• Drive root cause of PCBA production yield issues and prevent factory escapes of defective hardware
• Document failure modes and use data to continually improve reliability
• Partner with design, software, test, and manufacturing engineering teams to improve yield, processes, test coverage, quality, and reliability

Skills

Digital/mixed-signal design

Root cause analysis

PCB design understanding

Programming/scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

X-ray machines

Logic analyzers

Soldering equipment

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, Texas is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability for Starlink. You will own qualification and test of new electrical designs, diagnose failures, and drive corrective actions across design, production, and test teams.

This hands-on role requires 5+ years in digital/mixed-signal designs, PCBA reliability, and strong root-cause analysis; on-site work required.