PCB Reliability Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX • Hawthorne, CA

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About The Position

The Starship team supports the mission to revolutionize orbital flight and space travel- opening access for humankind to establish new frontiers in space and ultimately become a multi-planetary species. Our team builds some of the most advanced electronics ever flown in space- at a cost and rate previously considered unthinkable in the space industry. Become a part of this fast moving and world class hardware development team, work with super smart and motivated engineers, and achieve truly audacious goals. If you’re ready for a challenge and would like to help make our civilization multi-planetary then you’ve come to the right place! This role will be part of the team that is responsible for the design and reliability of Starship electronics. The PCB Reliability Engineer will work closely with PCB librarians, PCB designers, responsible engineers, manufacturing and supply chain teams, as well as PCB vendors, in support of our mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in materials science, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or equivalent engineering
• 1+ years of professional experience in PCB design, reliability, or fabrication

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with PCB materials and PCB fabrication processes from industry
• Knowledge of IPC manufacturing standards
• Experience running failure analysis investigations and using tools like X-Ray, cross-section, and polishing
• Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods such as experiment design, process capability analysis
• Proficiency with board layout in any ECAD software
• Demonstrated cross functional project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Become a member of the PCB reliability team on the Starship program, leading the effort to create high-quality PCBs for deep space travel to the Moon and Mars
• Fully own the design and development of PCB stack-ups for all Starship PCBs
• Drive introduction of new materials, working closely with design engineers and our supply chain team
• Create test plans and drive PCB reliability campaigns for volume production of PCBs
• Manage DFM as part of design releases, process documentation, and communication between engineering teams and PCB vendors
• Identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, reliability, and cost
• Provide feedback to engineering design teams to improve design for manufacturability and reliability
• Identify, root-cause, and come up with corrective actions for reliability failures

Benefits

• company stock
• stock options
• long-term cash awards
• discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• medical coverage
• vision coverage
• dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• short-term disability insurance
• 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 leave

What This Job Offers

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