Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer, Components (Starshield)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SR. HARDWARE RELIABILITY ENGINEER, COMPONENTS (STARSHIELD) Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. The Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer plays a critical role in supporting the design engineering community to produce higher reliability Electrical, Electronic, and Electro-mechanical/Electro-optical (EEE) components and systems, ensuring SpaceX can continue to use commercial electronics from a wide range of manufacturers. This engineer will evaluate the quality and reliability of components for the design community, bringing together the appropriate groups to take corrective action with unforeseen component issues and failures. They will impact all stages of design and production, interfacing with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, as well as supply chain and production staff. RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide support for team leadership and technical guidance for the Hardware and EEE Parts Reliability group Drive Avionics EEE piece part reliability issues and risk towards closure Use reliability physics of failure models and reliability statistics to assess risk levels to the mission, as well as to develop and implement accelerated tests to mitigate risks and qualify designs Lead reliability test planning, methodology, and execution Drive analysis processes for all failures discovered during reliability testing Build reliability prediction models and finite element models to evaluate product functional performance over mission life conditions Advise EEE designers on parts selection based on part reliability and manufacturing processes Interface with SpaceX groups such as supply chain, design engineering, and production/manufacturing Evaluate failure analysis and coordinate destructive physical analysis investigations to provide corrective actions and paths to closure Analyze and model implementation options to inform electronics design for reliability, including material selections, PCB laminates, features (vias, pad, stack up, etc.) specifications, finishes, component attachment, solder chemistry, reflow profile, and underfill selections Advise on HALT/HASS testing and reliability assessments for PCBA testing Execute testing campaigns to assess reliability of hardware and components BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline 5+ years of experience in semiconductor, package, and/or PCBA reliability 5+ years of work experience using reliability modeling methods to predict product life, and statistical techniques to analyze test data PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Excellent understanding of accelerated testing methods, governing equations, and physics of failure for different failure mechanisms Experience facilitating FMEAs and leading cross functional teams in reliability analysis, prediction and correlation Working knowledge of coding language, preferrable Python Adept in developing and analyzing reliability statistics, including Weibull Analysis Accomplished with PCB design analysis capability (Sherlock or alternative) Experience with probabilistic modeling techniques Familiarity with failure modes effects and criticality analysis, fault tree analysis (FTA), reliability block diagram analysis (RBD) Experience with single event upset/multiple bit upset (SEU/MBU) analysis Experience with Monte Carlo simulations for material, process, manufacturing, environment, usage variations Experienced with life testing methods (HALT/HASS, ESS, ALT, RGT) Active TS/SCI clearance or the abili