Sr. Silicon and Package Reliability Engineer (Starshield)

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.

**SR. SILICON AND PACKAGE 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.

The Sr. Silicon and Package Reliability Engineer plays a critical role in supporting the design engineering community to produce higher reliability Electrical, Electronic, and Electro-mechanical/Electro-optical (EEE) components and systems. This engineer ensures the reliability of our silicon and packaging products, from design to manufacturing, including developing and implementing reliability tests, analyzing failure data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate potential reliability risks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with design teams to ensure that reliability considerations are incorporated into the design process
• Coordinate with Supply Chain Management to ensure supplier products meet our reliability requirements
• Development and execution of reliability tests for silicon and package products, including but not limited to: High Temperature Operating Life (HTOL), Temperature Humidity Bias (THB), Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), latch-up, and package-level reliability tests
• Develop effective production screening to ensure parts meet reliability requirements
• Evaluate failure analysis and coordinate destructive physical analysis investigations to provide corrective actions and paths to closure
• Develop and maintain reliability models and simulations to predict product reliability and identify potential reliability risks
• Analyze failure rates from reliability test results and develop failure prediction models

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience in silicon and package reliability engineering industry standards such as JEDEC, AEC, and IEC
• 5+ years of work experience reliability modeling methods to predict product life, and statistical techniques to analyze test data
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor, package, and/or PCBA reliability

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering
• Excellent understanding of accelerated testing methods, governing equations, and physics of failure for different failure mechanisms
• Strong understanding of semiconductor physics
• Working knowledge of a coding language, preferably Python
• Experience with reliability test development and execution, and familiarity with failure analysis techniques (e.g. Scanning Electron Microscope, Confocal Scanning Acoustic Microscopy, Hotspot)
• Adept in developing and analyzing reliability statistics, including Weibull Analysis
• Familiarity with failure modes effects and criticality analysis, fault tree analysis (FTA), reliability block diagram analysis (RBD)
• Experience with single event upset/multiple bit upset (SEU/MBU) analysis
• Experience developing Monte Carlo simulations for material, process, manufacturing, environment, usage variations
• Experience with life testing methods (HALT/HASS, ESS, ALT, RGT)
• Active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support critical path development and/or critical on-orbit operations
• 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 test

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:          Reliability Engineer/Senior: $135,000.00 - $195,000.00/per year   

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $15,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

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.