Production Reliability Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $105,000–$122,500 / yr
Posted: 96 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $114k

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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 · Production Reliability Engineer

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As a Production Reliability Engineer (Starship Electronics), you will join the Starship Electronics team to drive the reliability of critical electrical systems, including power, navigation, communications, and crewed life support for the Starship spacecraft and SuperHeavy booster. You will perform detailed failure analysis on PCBAs and electro-mechanical assemblies using design schematics and test equipment to identify root causes and implement corrective actions. Your daily work involves collaborating with manufacturing and supply chain teams to improve electrical design robustness, monitoring yield rates, and conducting benchtop or environmental testing like HALT/HASS and TVAC. You will utilize tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and soldering equipment while applying knowledge of Python, C, or C++ for data analysis. The role focuses on solving complex hardware reliability challenges to ensure high production rates for large-scale space vehicles.

Skills

Failure Analysis Python C C++ PCBAs RF Electronics Power Electronics HALT HASS TVAC DFX SPI I2C CAN Ethernet RS422 Root Cause Analysis PFMEA

What you'll do

Perform detailed failure analysis on Starship electronics hardware to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
Use design schematics and test equipment to determine the physics of failure on PCBAs and electro-mechanical assemblies.
Collaborate with manufacturing and supply chain teams to improve electrical design robustness and production processes.
Work with test engineers to improve test assets, reduce false failures, and increase coverage.
Monitor yield rates and quality metrics to address non-conforming products and process variability.
Conduct benchtop and environmental testing to validate product reliability margins.
Provide technical guidance to production and field operations for failure resolution and reliability improvements.
Apply a reliability mindset to electrical design reviews, including derating, DFX, and risk reduction.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline.
At least 1 year of experience in hardware development, failure analysis, or reliability engineering.
At least 1 year of experience working with electronic hardware.
3+ years of industry experience working with electronic hardware (preferred).
Experience with digital/mixed-signal designs, power electronics, or RF electronics using test equipment and soldering tools (preferred).
Experience in environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, and TVAC (preferred).
Proficiency in programming languages like Python, C, or C++ for test automation and data analysis (preferred).
U.S. citizen.

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