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.
Role type
Senior IC hardware reliability engineer (components)
Builds
High-reliability electrical, electronic, and electro-mechanical/electro-optical components and systems for national security missions
Domain
Aerospace / Defense / Hardware Reliability
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Reliability physics of failure models, reliability statistics, accelerated test planning, failure analysis, finite element modeling, HALT/HASS testing, root cause analysis, Python, SQL
Preferred skills
Master's degree in EE/ME/CS, time series data analysis, failure mechanisms for electronic/mechanical/optical systems, environmental testing (thermal cycling, vibration, shock, space environment), C/C++
Technologies
Python, SQL, C, C++, Finite Element Analysis tools, HALT/HASS test equipment
Responsibilities
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; Advise EEE designers on parts selection based on part reliability and manufacturing processes; Evaluate failure analysis and coordinate destructive physical analysis investigations to provide corrective actions; Analyze and model implementation options to inform electronics design for reliability, including material selections, PCB laminates, and solder chemistry
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC