Hardware Reliability Engineer; Starlink Aviation

Overview

Space

X 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 Space

X is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

HARDWARE RELIABILITY ENGINEER (STARLINK AVIATION)

At Space

X we’re leveraging our experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world’s largest satellite constellation and is providing fast, reliable internet to millions of users worldwide. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system – thousands of satellites, consumer receivers that allow users to connect within minutes of unboxing, and the software that brings it all together.

We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of Starlink’s potential global impact and are looking for best-in-class engineers to help maximize Starlink’s utility for communities and businesses around the globe.

As a Hardware Reliability Engineer on the Starlink Aviation team, you will be responsible for ensuring reliability and quality of our aviation products through design, manufacturing, test, and in the fleet.

• Design and execute on long term reliability test during the initial product development and qualification
• Responsible partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams through product development and production to ensure manufacturability and process reliability for flight hardware
• Develop, implement, and validate test and inspection processes for new and existing products, ensuring that criteria are objective and that design and reliability goals are consistently met
• Execute projects to improve reliability partnering with design, software, test, manufacturing engineering, and production teams
• Investigate anomalies and failures in test, production, and the fleet to identify the root cause and mitigate the immediate and underlying root causes to reduce risk and improve reliability of structural and electrical systems on the Starlink Aviation system (phased-array, Wi-Fi, harnessing, and power supply PCBAs)
• Drive corrective actions to prevent factory escapes of defective hardware
• Drive systematic process improvements to mitigate for potential failure modes
• Contain suspect or known non-conforming product, providing guidance to quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors and engineers to assist in quarantining and rework activities
• Support the shop floor in continuous improvement and the advancing of a autonomous production system through creation of standard rework/repair guides, removal of redundant or unnecessary inspection, and improved control and optimization of critical processes

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years in a manufacturing, quality and/or design engineering role (student project team or internship experience qualifies)

• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team’s spirit of innovation and mission of improving reliability in cutting-edge technology
• Programming experience in Python, C or SQL with an emphasis on data analysis and automation
• Proven success with instituting statistical process control and conducting design of experiments to understand process dependencies in high volume production environments
• Demonstrated capability to think creatively and solve complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team
• Background in electrical engineering
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or materials engineering
• Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, measurement systems analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, PFMEA, control plans, and various problem-solving approaches
• Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, mobile handset, medical devices, marine, aerospace, or automotive industries

• Ability to work…