Sr. Silicon and Package Reliability Engineer (Starshield) jobs in United States
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SpaceX · 1 day ago

Sr. Silicon and Package Reliability Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX was founded with the vision of enabling human life on Mars through advanced technologies. The Sr. Silicon and Package Reliability Engineer will support the design engineering community by ensuring the reliability of silicon and packaging products through testing, analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with design teams to ensure that reliability considerations are incorporated into the design process. Collaborate 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. Able to analyze failure rates from reliability test results and develop failure prediction models

Qualification

Silicon reliability engineeringPackage reliability engineeringReliability testing methodsReliability modelingStatistical analysis techniquesSemiconductor physicsAccelerated testing methodsFailure analysis techniquesMonte Carlo simulationsPythonCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsCollaboration skills

Required

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

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

Benefits

Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
Various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy

Company

SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.78B
Key Investors
Korea Investment PartnersIntesa SanpaoloAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-12Secondary Market
2025-09-10Secondary Market
2025-08-13Secondary Market· $10M

Leadership Team

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Bret Johnsen
CFO
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Charles Kuehmann
VP Materials Engineering
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