Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX • Redmond, WA

18h • $100,000 - $14,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Hardware Reliability Engineer on the Starlink team, you will be responsible for solving systemic production issues, running root cause of failures from end to end, and working to drive process and design changes to continually improve production and on-orbit product quality and reliability. Engineers in this role are expected to be hands-on with the hardware and become intimately familiar with the design, manufacturing processes, and test procedures for the sub-assemblies they support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 2+ years in a design or manufacturing engineering role (student project team or internship experience qualifies)

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or materials engineering
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team’s spirit of innovation and mission of improving reliability in cutting-edge technology
• Demonstrated capability to think creatively and solve complex problems
• Prior ownership of a complex mechanical/structural component or assembly from initial design through high-volume production ramp
• Experience in mechatronics or other cross disciplinary combination of mechanical, electrical, and software skill sets
• Proficiency with programming and automation/scripting languages (SQL, C++, C, Python)
• Knowledge of quality tools such as design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), and various problem solving approaches
• Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, mobile handset, medical devices, marine, aerospace, or automotive industries

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on failure analysis to drive root-cause and corrective action of production, test, and on-orbit failures to ultimately improve product reliability, quality, and factory throughput.
• Develop, validate, and implement production processes for existing and next-gen hardware with objective of maintaining consistent quality and high throughput
• Create data analysis programs to identify production yield, failure rates, and implement statistical process controls
• Conduct regular build quality reviews to ensure that design intent is achieved and well-communicated; identify opportunities for risk reduction, and removal of complexity in designs and processes to improve manufacturability
• Collaborate with production to reliably reduce in-process inspections & maintain inspection plans
• Determine the appropriate Quality Management System requirements around traceability, non-conformance, and configuration management for the program
• Define ongoing reliability testing strategy to monitor the manufacturing process health, and screen for long-term reliability defects caused by process and component variability

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law (for employees in Washington State)
• Company shuttles offered for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday
• Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level