Hardware Reliability Specialist

SpaceX

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Woodinville, WA
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42 days ago
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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 · Hardware Reliability Specialist

The Hardware Reliability Specialist (Starlink Aviation) joins the Starlink Aviation team to ensure hardware operates continuously within the harsh environments of commercial and private aircraft. This role involves performing electrical debugging and fault isolation on complex electronic systems using laboratory tools like oscilloscopes. The specialist will conduct root cause investigations, identify failure modes, and analyze production and field data to identify trends. Key responsibilities include developing test plans, collaborating with engineering teams to implement design changes, and communicating technical insights to stakeholders. Required skills include knowledge of circuit schematics, analog and digital signals, radio frequency electromagnetics, wireless communications, and semiconductors. Preferred experience includes embedded systems, Linux terminal commands, SQL, Python, and process failure mode and effects analysis to solve aviation-specific electrical PCBA issues.

What you'll do

  • Perform electrical debugging and fault isolation on complex electronic systems using laboratory tools.
  • Identify and characterize failure modes and mechanisms for aviation-specific electrical PCBA issues.
  • Apply electrical first principles to debug systems and identify patterns across multiple failing units.
  • Conduct commonality studies by leveraging manufacturing, test, and field data.
  • Develop and execute test plans to validate hypotheses regarding hardware failures.
  • Analyze production, test, and field data to identify trends for manufacturing improvements.
  • Communicate complex technical data and insights to stakeholders to drive engineering and production actions.

What we're looking for

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • 1+ years of experience in engineering, reliability, manufacturing, or quality field.
  • Experience with electrical debugging tools such as oscilloscopes.
  • Experience with electrical engineering principles including circuit schematics, analog/digital signals, RF electromagnetics, wireless communications, and semiconductors.
  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM discipline (preferred).
  • Experience with hands-on non-conformance management and investigation in a high-paced production environment (preferred).
  • Experience with embedded systems and basic understanding of Linux terminal commands/structure (preferred).
  • Experience with MS Excel, SQL, Python, process flow mapping, and PFMEA (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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