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SpaceX’s Starlink Aviation team delivers high-speed, low-latency internet to aircraft worldwide. The Lead Hardware Reliability Engineer will manage a small team focused on ensuring hardware reliability across design, manufacturing, test, and flight, driving root-cause investigations, process improvements, and reliability metrics to support certification and fleet performance.

Skills

  • Experience in reliability engineering, failure analysis, and root-cause methodologies.
  • Hands-on experience with PCB, PCBA, and electromechanical assemblies troubleshooting.
  • Familiarity with quality systems (ISO9001/AS9100) and quality tools (PFMEA, SPC, DoE, MSA).
  • Configuration, change, and risk management experience.
  • Strong data analysis and metrics development to drive decisions.
  • Proven leadership, mentoring, and team development skills.
  • Ability to work onsite in Woodinville, WA and travel up to 25%; able to work extended hours/weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of engineers, technicians, and specialists focused on end-to-end hardware reliability (NPI, production, fleet).
  • Investigate failures and anomalies in test, production, and flight; identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
  • Define and ensure reliability requirements are captured in design and development to meet certification needs.
  • Create and maintain tools, metrics, and dashboards to monitor hardware performance in the fleet and guide design improvements.
  • Manage configuration, change, and risk management processes to support high-reliability hardware.
  • Operate returns program and lead root-cause analysis of returned hardware to inform design and process changes.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering disciplines, customers, and production to improve reliability across the program.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (required).
  • Master’s degree in an engineering discipline (preferred).

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Eligibility for company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards; Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Potential discretionary bonuses.
  • Approximately 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave and various employee discounts/perks.
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