Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability (Starlink)

Responsibilities

• Own qualification and test of new electrical designs and SMT manufacturing lines for high volume production
• Perform hands-on debugging to drive to root cause and corrective action of failed phased-array antenna, Wi-Fi router, power supply PCBAs, and cables. Failures may be observed in test, production, or the field
• Utilize advanced diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, x-ray machines, logic analyzers, and custom firmware scripts to root cause electronics
• Develop tools and identify equipment to enhance the team’s capabilities in swiftly root causing electronics
• Run hardware failure investigations under high pressure, coordinating efforts across multiple teams, and communicating findings to leadership
• Run data analyses on telemetry to further understand the failure landscape
• Drive design and process changes to improve the reliability of the hardware based on test, production, or field failures
• Perform electrical bench testing and develop engineering models of failures to replicate and inform mitigation of anomalies
• Drive root cause of PCBA production yield issues and prevent factory escapes of defective hardware
• Document failure modes and use data to continually improve reliability
• Partner with design, software, test, and manufacturing engineering teams to deliver reliable hardware to customers by informing product/hardware design and test coverage

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, or computer engineering
• 1+ years experience working with digital or mixed-signal designs, using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, and/or soldering equipment (includes internships and school projects)
• Experience with PCBA manufacturing processes and assembly such as SMT reflow, wave solder, and selective solder

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 1+ years experience in consumer electronics or similar industry
• Experience troubleshooting electronics hardware and/or RF communication systems
• Demonstrated capability to jump into ill-defined problems and drive positive outcomes
• Familiarity with programming and automation/scripting languages or ability to quickly learn them (i.e. Python, C++, SQL)
• Proficiency in understanding PCB schematics and layout tools
• Experience with engineering projects in any one or more of the following areas: CPU/FPGA/ASIC circuit boards, linux, high-speed interfaces, memories, and/or low-power platforms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-starter attitude, energy, and the ability to communicate effectively across business and technical discipline
• Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, mobile handset, medical devices, aerospace, marine or automotive industries

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work extended hours, weekends, and offsite as needed
• Must be willing to travel up to 30% for work
• Must be willing to relocate to the Bastrop, TX area if not already local. Remote or hybrid work not considered

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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