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Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer (Build Reliability)
The Build and Hardware Reliability organization at SpaceX is committed to the reliability of flight components and production assemblies. You will have broad exposure collaborating with design, test, and manufacturing teams to guide hardware from design to production and operation. You use data to understand reliability factors and support quality objectives that drive improvements in manufacturing, test and flight. You will work hands-on in the office, factory floor, and lab to execute the mission of making humanity interplanetary.
What you will do
- Partner with design, test, and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability of Avionics parts including controllers, RIOs, sensors, RF, power systems, solar arrays, and wire harnessing
- Track yield and test/inspection escapes; ensure past failures and lessons learned are incorporated into new product introduction (NPI)
- Develop, implement and validate Lean test and inspection processes for new and existing products, ensuring objective criteria and consistent quality goals
- Monitor product and process success during production ramp-up using quality and analysis tools
- Conduct regular build quality reviews to ensure design intent is achieved; identify opportunities for risk reduction and complexity removal to improve manufacturability
- Investigate failures in production, test and flight; identify and mitigate root causes to quantify and reduce risk
- Perform structured electrical root cause analysis using schematics, test equipment, and inspection processes to inform design and manufacturing changes
- Perform gage repeatability and reproducibility studies to validate product acceptance test systems
- Contain non-conforming product and guide quality inspectors, technicians, and engineers on quarantine and rework activities
- Support continuous improvement on the shop floor through standard rework and repair guides, removal of redundant inspection, and optimization of critical processes
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering, or engineering physics
- 5+ years in manufacturing, quality, and/or design engineering role
Preferred skills and experience
- Hands-on experience designing and/or troubleshooting PCBAs
- Experience supporting production and test of complex electromechanical assemblies
- Knowledge of quality tools: Lean principles, measurement systems analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and problem solving approaches
- Dedicated to adopting a Lean approach to quality without compromising safety or reliability
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with enthusiasm for innovation and reliability improvement
Additional requirements
- Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed
- Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or eligible to obtain required authorization from U.S. Department of State (ITAR compliance)
Compensation
Base salary range: $165,000 - $230,000. Actual level and salary determined on case-by-case basis based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Base salary is one part of total rewards including long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards), discretionary bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical/vision/dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, disability and life insurance, paid parental leave, 3 weeks paid vacation, and 10+ paid holidays per year.