Lead Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starshield)

<div class="content-intro"><p>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.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none">LEAD HARDWARE RELIABILITY ENGINEER</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":280,"335559739":120}"> <strong>(STARSHIELD)</strong></span></p>

<p><span data-contrast="none">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p>

<p><span data-contrast="none">This is an opportunity to build and lead a hardware reliability team for Starshield production. You will identify, analyze, and resolve hardware and process failures to improve the robustness, yield, and documentation of Starshield subassemblies. This role spans PCBA production, battery builds, solar arrays, tanks, and mechanical assemblies such as actuators, reaction wheels, torque rods, and star trackers. You will partner with manufacturing, design, quality, and supply chain teams to strengthen build processes, raise first-pass yield, and lead containment when hardware or process issues put production at risk.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p>

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":280,"335559739":120}"> </span></p>

<ul>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Lead and hire a team of hardware reliability engineers supporting Starshield production</span></span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Provide technical mentorship and guidance to team members leading root cause investigations of subassembly and process failures</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Align goals and priorities with production and partner engineering teams to achieve program reliability, yield, and rate objectives</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Collaborate with team members to create personalized career growth plans that build their technical capabilities and accelerate progress toward their professional goals</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Drive improvements to products and processes that are not meeting design or production requirements through data-driven decisions, using yield and defect monitoring to identify common failure modes</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Lead containment activities for nonconforming hardware, including isolation of suspect product, impact assessment, and coordination of disposition and recovery</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Improve build processes, work instructions, and production documentation to reduce defects and increase first-pass yield across assigned subassemblies</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Lead </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">qualification of production processes for assigned subassemblies, establishing process readiness before rate production</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Lead PFMEA reviews with manufacturing and design partners to identify process risks, prioritize controls, and drive risk reduction</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Proactively escalate major hardware and process concerns, secure appropriate resources, and maintain clear communication to drive timely resolution and team alignment</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Maintain thorough documentation of failure analysis findings, process investigations, test results, and corrective actions</span></li>

<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"singleLevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">Collaborate with the on-orbit reliability team, driving timely improvements to production through on-orbit investigation findings</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>

</ul>

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":280,"335559739":120}"> </span></p>