Hardware Reliability Engineer (Avionics)

$110,000 - $130,000/Yr

SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Hawthorne, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Hardware Reliability Engineer (Avionics) at SpaceX is responsible for ensuring the reliability of avionics hardware throughout its lifecycle, from design to production and operation. This role involves collaborating with various engineering teams to apply best practices, conduct failure investigations, and implement improvements in reliability and manufacturability. The engineer will utilize data analysis to drive quality objectives and support the mission of making humanity interplanetary.

Responsibilities

• Partner with core electrical design engineering and avionics manufacturing teams to improve product reliability.
• Utilize schematics and test equipment to conduct PCBA test failure investigations and perform root cause analysis.
• Identify opportunities for risk reduction and removal of complexity in designs and processes.
• Monitor the yield rate of products and drive corrective actions for non-conforming products.
• Contain suspect or known non-conforming products and guide quality inspectors and engineers in rework activities.
• Challenge requirements to determine value-added processes and establish minimum viable acceptance testing for flight hardware.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, hardware engineering, engineering physics, or equivalent discipline.
• 1+ years working with digital or mixed-signal designs, using relevant test equipment.
• 1+ years in a manufacturing, reliability, and/or design engineering role.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting electrical hardware failures.
• Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent discipline.
• 2+ years of industry experience with electronic hardware.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Programming experience in Python/SQL/PowerBI for data analysis and automation.
• Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles and Six Sigma.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Short and long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with stock purchase options.
• 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• 5 days of sick leave per year.