Hardware Reliability Engineer, Components (Starshield)
Core
Evaluate quality and reliability of EEE components, drive failure analysis, and support design engineering to ensure mission-critical hardware reliability for Starshield satellites.
Role type
Hardware Reliability Engineer (Components)
Builds
Starshield satellite systems and hosted payloads for national security
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Satellite Communications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
reliability physics of failure models, reliability statistics, failure analysis, root cause analysis, HALT/HASS testing, environmental testing, Python, SQL
Preferred skills
Master's degree in EE/ME/CS, time series data analysis, failure mechanisms for electronic/mechanical/optical systems, leading failure investigations, C/C++ programming
Technologies
Python, SQL, C, C++, HALT/HASS, thermal cycling, vibration, shock testing
Responsibilities
Provide technical guidance for the Hardware and EEE Parts Reliability group; Drive Avionics EEE piece part reliability issues and risk towards closure; Use reliability physics of failure models and statistics to assess mission risk; Lead reliability test planning, methodology, and execution; Drive analysis processes for all failures discovered during reliability testing; Build reliability prediction models and finite element models to evaluate product functional performance over mission life conditions; Analyze and model implementation options to inform electronics design for reliability, including material selections, PCB laminates, and solder chemistry; Evaluate failure analysis and coordinate destructive physical analysis investigations to provide corrective actions; Advise EEE designers on parts selection based on part reliability and manufacturing processes.
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC