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Job Description

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.

PCB RELIABILITY ENGINEER (STARSHIELD)

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.

Our PCB team is responsible for the design, test, and manufacturing phases of our satellite, gateway, and consumer hardware printed circuit boards. This role is instrumental in maintaining the highest quality and reliability standards and will work with key stakeholders to ensure the success of the constellation, ultimately enabling us to deliver internet to those that need it most.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Own design and development of PCB stackups as part of new PCB designs development
Drive introduction of new materials, working closely with design engineers, and supply chain team
Create test plans and drive PCB reliability campaign for volume production of PCBs for Starlink program
Manage DFM as part of design releases, process documentation, and communication between engineering and vendor
Identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, and cost
Provide feedback to engineering design teams to improve design for manufacturability
Identify, root-cause, and come up with corrective actions for reliability failures

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in materials science, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, or manufacturing engineering
1+ years of experience in PCB reliability or PCB fabrication

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience working with PCB materials and PCB fab processes from industry
Knowledge of IPC manufacturing standards
Experience running failure analysis investigations and using tools like X-Ray, cross-section, polishing
Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods such as experiment design, process capability analysis
Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and use data to drive systemic improvements
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 

Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones 
Willingness to travel up to 25%
An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.