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Hardware Reliability Engineer, Components (Starshield) joins the Hardware and EEE Parts Reliability group to support the design engineering community in producing high-reliability electrical, electronic, and electro-mechanical components for government use. This role involves evaluating component quality, driving avionics piece part reliability issues toward closure, and performing failure analysis to provide corrective actions. The engineer will build reliability prediction models, conduct finite element modeling, and lead testing campaigns including HALT/HASS, thermal cycling, vibration, and shock testing. Day-to-day tasks include advising designers on parts selection, analyzing PCB laminates and solder chemistry, and coordinating destructive physical analysis investigations. Required skills include a STEM degree, experience in hardware development or data analysis, and proficiency in Python or SQL. The role addresses the technical challenge of ensuring reliable electronics for earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads within a government-focused space infrastructure.
Drive avionics EEE piece part reliability issues and risks toward closure.
Use physics of failure models and statistics to assess mission risk and develop accelerated tests.
Lead the planning, methodology, and execution of reliability testing campaigns.
Build reliability prediction models and finite element models to evaluate performance over mission life.
Advise designers on component selection based on reliability data and manufacturing processes.
Coordinate destructive physical analysis investigations to provide corrective actions for discovered failures.
Model implementation options for electronics design including materials, PCB laminates, and solder chemistry.
Provide guidance on HALT/HASS testing and reliability assessments for PCBA testing.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or another STEM discipline.
2+ years of experience in hardware development, hardware troubleshooting, or data analysis.
1+ years of experience with Python or SQL.
Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, or data science (preferred).
Strong understanding of computers and programming languages like Python, C, or C++ (preferred).
Strong understanding of time series data analysis, reliability statistics, and failure mechanisms for electronic, mechanical, or optical systems (preferred).
Experience leading failure investigations, root cause analysis, and performing environmental tests such as HALT/HASS (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.
Failure Analysis
PCBA
Python
SQL
C
C++
Oscilloscopes
Spectrum Analyzers
vector network analyzer, s
HALT
HASS
TVAC
IPC-A-610G
SPI
I2C
CAN
Ethernet
RS422
Statistical Process Control
Design of Experiments