Hardware Reliability Engineer, Electrical
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 57% of similar roles. Most pay $146,125–$215,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $181k for comparable roles.
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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.
SpaceX currently has 851 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.
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JOB TITLE: Lead Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starshield) The Lead Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starshield) will build and lead an electrical hardware reliability team supporting Starshield production. This role involves identifying, analyzing, and resolving hardware failures to improve the robustness and longevity of PCBAs for government use in earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. You will provide technical mentorship, lead root cause investigations, and drive corrective actions using yield and defect monitoring. Key responsibilities include collaborating with electrical, mechanical, software, and supply chain teams to align goals and maintain documentation of failure analysis. Required skills include experience with digital and mixed-signal designs, power electronics, or RF electronics using oscilloscopes, signal generators, and soldering equipment. Candidates should also possess experience with PCBA fabrication, environmental testing like HALT/HASS, and RF test equipment.
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