PCB Reliability Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Hawthorne, CA
Salary
$105,000–$122,500 / yr
Posted
152 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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About SpaceX

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 · PCB Reliability Engineer

The PCB Reliability Engineer (Starshield) joins the PCB team to support the design, test, and manufacturing phases of satellite, gateway, and consumer hardware printed circuit boards. This role focuses on the Starshield program, which provides earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads for government use. Key responsibilities include owning PCB stackup development, driving the introduction of new materials, and creating test plans for volume production. The engineer will manage design for manufacturability, identify reliability failure root causes, and provide feedback to design teams. Required skills include knowledge of IPC manufacturing standards, statistical techniques like experiment design and process capability analysis, and experience with failure analysis tools such as X-Ray, cross-section, and polishing. Candidates should possess a background in materials, chemical, electrical, or manufacturing engineering.

What you'll do

  • Own the design and development of PCB stackups for new hardware designs.
  • Drive the introduction of new materials in coordination with design and supply chain teams.
  • Create test plans and lead PCB reliability campaigns for Starlink volume production.
  • Manage Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and maintain process documentation with vendors.
  • Identify trends to optimize product output, quality, and manufacturing costs.
  • Provide technical feedback to engineering teams to improve design for manufacturability.
  • Identify, root-cause, and implement corrective actions for PCB reliability failures.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in materials science, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, or manufacturing engineering.
  • 1+ years of experience in PCB reliability or PCB fabrication.
  • Experience working with PCB materials and PCB fab processes from industry (preferred).
  • Knowledge of IPC manufacturing standards (preferred).
  • Experience running failure analysis investigations and using tools like X-Ray, cross-section, and polishing (preferred).
  • Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods such as experiment design and process capability analysis (preferred).
  • Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and use data to drive systemic improvements (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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