Lead Hardware Reliability Engineer, Electrical (Starshield)
Core
Lead an electrical hardware reliability team to identify, analyze, and resolve hardware failures for Starshield PCBAs, improving robustness and longevity for national security missions.
Role type
Lead Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer
Builds
Starshield hardware (communications, earth observation, hosted payloads)
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Electrical Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
hardware development, failure analysis, reliability engineering, team leadership, root cause investigation, yield and defect monitoring, environmental testing (HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, TVAC), RF test equipment usage, PCBA fabrication, digital and mixed-signal design, power electronics, RF electronics
Preferred skills
large-scale solution deployment in manufacturing, troubleshooting electrical hardware failures, cross-functional collaboration, technical mentorship
Technologies
oscilloscopes, signal generators, digital multimeters, power supplies, soldering equipment, vector network analyzer, spectrum analyzer
Responsibilities
Lead and hire a team of electrical hardware reliability engineers; Provide technical mentorship and guidance for root cause investigations; Align goals with production and partner engineering teams; Drive corrective actions using data-driven decisions; Maintain documentation of failure analysis findings and test results; Collaborate with on-orbit reliability teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities