Reliability Engineer (Starlink/Akoustis)

The role

You will perform failure analysis and develop production processes for mechanical and electrical hardware. You will use data to improve product reliability and manufacturing processes from concept to high-volume production.

What you will do

• Perform hands-on failure analysis to drive root-cause and corrective action
• Develop, validate, and implement production processes for existing and next-gen hardware
• Create data analysis programs to identify production yield and failure rates
• Conduct regular build quality reviews to ensure design intent is achieved
• Determine Quality Management System requirements for traceability, non-conformance, and configuration management
• Define and develop the product qualification's reliability test plan
• Define ongoing reliability testing strategy to monitor manufacturing process health

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics
• 1+ years of high-volume semiconductor test or manufacturing experience (internship experience is applicable)
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of S

Nice to have

• 3+ years of high-volume semiconductor test or manufacturing experience
• Hands-on experience on semiconductor reliability, physical and electrical failure analysis tools like FIB, SEM/EDX, ion cross sect, network analyzer etc.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and execute multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated good and sound analytical skills with the ability to use data for decision-making and process optimization
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and comfortable in a fast-moving and dynamic environment

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. Akoustis is a wholly owned subsidiary of SpaceX providing RF filters using patented XBAW technology.