Build Reliability Engineer
Starlink Manufacturing
Posted on 3/15/2023
INACTIVE
SpaceX

10,001+ employees

Manufactures advanced rockets and spacecrafts for space transportation
Company Overview
SpaceX, under the leadership of Elon Musk, has consistently demonstrated its technical prowess and industry leadership by achieving milestones previously accomplished only by governments, such as returning a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit and attaching a spacecraft to the International Space Station. The company's culture is driven by a clear and ambitious goal to make life multiplanetary, fostering an environment of high performance and continuous learning. With its advanced rocket and spacecraft designs, SpaceX has a competitive edge in the space transportation industry, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA and working towards the future of space exploration.
Aerospace
Hardware

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$9.2B

Founded

2002

Headquarters

Hawthorne, California

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

15%

1 year growth

28%

2 year growth

33%
Locations
Redmond, WA, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Python
SQL
C/C++
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, software, electrical, or other engineering discipline
  • 2+ years in a design or manufacturing engineering role (student project team or internship experience qualifies)
  • Master's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, or electrical engineering
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team's spirit of innovation and mission of improving reliability in cutting-edge technology
  • Demonstrated capability to think creatively and solve complex problems
  • Prior ownership of a complex mechanical/structural component or assembly from initial design through high-volume production ramp
  • Experience in mechatronics or other cross disciplinary combination of mechanical, electrical, and software skill sets
  • Proficiency with programming and automation/scripting languages (Python, C, C++, SQL)
  • Knowledge of quality tools such as design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), and various problem solving approaches
  • Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, mobile handset, medical devices, marine, aerospace, or automotive industries
  • Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed
  • To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here
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 and/or maintain inspection plans
  • Define and introduce controls and automation into manufacturing processes
  • 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