Lead Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bastrop, TX
Posted: 59 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 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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Lead Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability (Starlink) leads a team of engineers and specialists focused on hardware reliability and field performance for the Starlink User Terminal Kit, including user terminals, Wi-Fi routers, power supplies, and cables. This role involves developing reliability qualification strategies, managing technical investigations into fleet-wide issues, and overseeing production quality activities to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards. The engineer will design and execute environmental, mechanical, electrical, and RF testing while automating data analysis and reporting. Key responsibilities include performing root cause investigations for field failures, analyzing telemetry and logs for phased-array and Wi-Fi PCBAs, and identifying manufacturing inefficiencies to improve yield. The role requires expertise in reliability engineering principles, failure mechanisms, and high-volume manufacturing to minimize hardware failures and customer downtime within the Starlink network infrastructure.

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Electrical Engineering Hardware Reliability RF PCB PCBA Wi-Fi ISO 9001 AS9100 Data Analysis High-Volume Manufacturing Manufacturing Engineering

What you'll do

Lead and mentor a team of engineers focused on hardware reliability and field performance for Starlink products.
Manage technical investigations into fleet-wide hardware issues with tight timelines to minimize customer downtime.
Develop and execute reliability qualification strategies for new and existing products to ensure readiness for mass production.
Design and execute environmental, mechanical, electrical, and RF testing tailored to specific product architectures.
Automate reliability test execution, data analysis, and reporting using engineering tools to improve decision-making speed.
Identify manufacturing inefficiencies and drive process improvements to increase first-pass yield and reduce scrap.
Perform telemetry and log analysis to conduct root cause investigations for failed phased-array, Wi-Fi, and power supply components.
Maintain compliance with ISO 9001 standards and other applicable quality management systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, materials, manufacturing, aerospace engineering, or another engineering discipline.
2+ years of experience executing complex projects in design qualification, manufacturing, hardware reliability, or production environments.
1+ years of experience leading a team of at least three engineers.
Experience developing and executing product qualification or hardware reliability strategies.
Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles, failure mechanisms, root cause investigation, and risk-based decision-making.
Experience with PCB, PCBA, electromechanical assemblies, and high-volume manufacturing processes.
Knowledge of ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality management systems.
Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or authorized to work under ITAR regulations.

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