EEE Component Reliability Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $105,000–$145,000 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · EEE Component Reliability Engineer

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The EEE Component Reliability Engineer supports the design engineer community by ensuring high reliability for EEE components, avionics, and systems to allow the use of commercial electronics from various manufacturers. This role involves evaluating component quality, planning and executing reliability testing for custom silicon, and driving failure analysis processes to resolve risk issues. The engineer builds prediction models and Finite Element Models to evaluate functional performance under mission life conditions while coordinating destructive physical analysis investigations. Key technical requirements include experience with JEDEC/AEC-Q100 standards, embedded C programming, and reliability statistics like Weibull Analysis. Candidates should be proficient with bench tools such as oscilloscopes and waveform generators, and possess familiarity with HTOL, HALT/HASS, and ESS testing methods. The role addresses the critical challenge of ensuring hardware durability within complex aerospace systems through rigorous testing and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

JEDEC AEC-Q100 C Programming FEA Weibull Analysis HTOL HALT HASS SEMICONDUCTOR ATE Oscilloscopes Waveform Generators SMUs ANSYS Sherlock PCB Design Analysis Failure Analysis Destructive Physical Analysis

What you'll do

Lead the planning, methodology, and execution of component reliability testing.
Drive the resolution of piece part reliability issues and associated risks.
Manage analysis processes for all failures identified during reliability testing.
Build reliability prediction models and Finite Element Models to evaluate performance over mission life.
Coordinate destructive physical analysis investigations to determine corrective actions.
Execute testing campaigns to assess the reliability of hardware and components.
Ensure robust qualification of custom silicon through planned testing and documentation.

What we're looking for

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
3+ years of experience in semiconductor product engineering or reliability.
1+ years of work experience with reliability testing methodologies (JEDEC/AEC-Q100).
Experience with embedded C programming.
MS in Electrical Engineering or related field (preferred).
Familiarity building HTOL hardware/software and executing reliability testing of semiconductor products (preferred).
Experience using bench tools for electrical analysis, ATE testing, and life testing methods like HALT/HASS (preferred).
Familiarity with reliability statistics, Weibull Analysis, FEA, and PCB Design Analysis (preferred).

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