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Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Satellite Reliability
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Redmond, WA$100k - $117.5kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Hardware Reliability Engineer on the Starlink team responsible for solving systemic production issues, driving root cause analysis, and implementing process and design changes to improve production and on-orbit product quality and reliability. Hands-on with hardware, familiar with design, manufacturing processes, and test procedures for sub-assemblies.

Responsibilities

  • Perform hands-on failure analysis to drive root-cause and corrective action of production, test, and on-orbit failures to ultimately improve product reliability, quality, and factory throughput.
  • Develop, validate, and implement production processes for existing and next-gen hardware with objective of maintaining consistent quality and high throughput
  • Create data analysis programs to identify production yield, failure rates, and implement statistical process controls
  • Conduct regular build quality reviews to ensure that design intent is achieved and well-communicated; identify opportunities for risk reduction, and removal of complexity in designs and processes to improve manufacturability
  • Collaborate with production to reliably reduce in-process inspections & maintain inspection plans
  • Determine the appropriate Quality Management System requirements around traceability, non-conformance, and configuration management for the program
  • Define ongoing reliability testing strategy to monitor the manufacturing process health, and screen for long-term reliability defects caused by process and component variability

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
  • 2+ years in a design or manufacturing engineering role (student project team or internship experience qualifies)

Skills

Required:Root cause analysisData analysis and SPCProduction process developmentQuality management systemsReliability testing strategy
Nice to have:Mechatronics experienceProgramming/scripting

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives, stock or long-term cash awards
  • Potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick time in Washington State
  • company shuttles from select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office (Mon-Fri)
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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