Avionics Build Reliability Engineer (Starshield)

$15,000 - $115,000/Yr

SpaceX - Redmond, WA

Full-time - Entry Level

Redmond, WA

5,001-10,000 employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Avionics Build Reliability Engineer at SpaceX plays a crucial role in enhancing the reliability of avionics hardware from design through production and operation. This position involves collaborating with various engineering teams to apply data-driven insights for improving product reliability, conducting failure investigations, and implementing process controls. The engineer will work in a hands-on environment, engaging with both office and factory settings to support SpaceX's mission of making humanity interplanetary.

Responsibilities

• Partner with core electrical design engineering and avionics manufacturing teams to improve product reliability by applying best practices and establishing repeatable process control.
• Utilize schematics, test equipment, and inspection processes to conduct PCBA test failure investigations and perform structured root cause analysis.
• Identify opportunities for risk reduction and removal of complexity in designs and processes to improve manufacturability.
• Monitor the yield rate of products through regular build quality reviews and drive corrective action for products not meeting design specifications.
• Contain suspect or known non-conforming product, providing guidance to quality inspectors and engineers to assist in quarantining and rework activities.
• Challenge requirements to determine value-added processes and work with core avionics to establish minimum viable acceptance testing for flight hardware.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, hardware engineering, engineering physics, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years working with digital or mixed-signal designs, using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, and/or soldering equipment.
• 1+ years in a manufacturing, reliability, and/or design engineering role.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting/root causing electrical hardware failures.
• Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of industry experience working with electronic hardware.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated application of process controls in high-volume manufacturing, test, and quality environment.
• Programming experience in Python/SQL/PowerBI with an emphasis on data analysis and automation.
• Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and PFMEA.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short & long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Access to various discounts and perks.
• 3 weeks of paid vacation.
• 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• 5 days of sick leave per year.