Supplier Development Engineer, Reliability (Starlink)

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hardware reliability for Starlink consumer electronics products, from early reliability plan development through new product introduction, mass production, and field performance
• Develop comprehensive reliability plans, accelerated life test plans, and reliability demonstration test protocols
• Build and maintain reliability models using first-principles understanding of the bathtub curve (infant mortality, useful life, and wear-out phases) and appropriate statistical distributions (Weibull, lognormal, exponential)
• Create statistically sound sampling plans and test strategies with strong logical justification to balance risk, cost, and confidence levels
• Set up clear reliability reporting and data systems for new development proto builds, providing visibility and actionable insights throughout the development cycle
• Ensure reliable execution of all reliability test programs at the supply base, including highly accelerated life testing, highly accelerated stress screening, accelerated life testing, thermal cycling, humidity testing, mechanical stress testing, and power cycling
• Lead bring-up of reliability test capacity at suppliers, including equipment specification, validation, and scaling to support high-volume production
• Develop and implement ongoing reliability testing plans to monitor and sustain long-term product reliability in mass production
• Drive failure analysis processes for all reliability failures and field returns, ensuring thorough root-cause investigation using first-principles thinking and rigorous physics-based reasoning
• Perform detailed root cause analysis and lead corrective actions to close issues permanently, working closely with suppliers and internal engineering teams
• Partner with cross-functional teams (design, test, quality, supplier development) to embed reliability into product architecture, component selection, and manufacturing processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, or a other engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience in hardware reliability engineering for consumer electronics or high-volume electronics