Job brief: Sr. Production Reliability Engineer (Starship Electronics)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-10 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-10.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $140,000 to $230,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA
• Posted: 2026-11-10

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• This will be one of the most sophisticated and largest vehicles flown in space, where low cost and high production rates are required to enable the mission.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in hardware development, failure analysis, or reliability engineering (internship and co-op experience qualifies)
• 5+ years of experience working with electronic hardware
• 6+ years of industry experience working with electronic hardware
• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project milestones

Conditions

• Occasional travel may be required to Starbase, Texas and/or off-site vendor locations
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Perform detailed failure analysis of Starship electronics hardware, identifying root causes of failures and implementing corrective actions
• Utilize design schematics, test equipment, and inspection processes to identify the physics of failure on PCBAs, electro-mechanical assemblies, and related c…
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to improve product reliability, electrical design robustness, and manufacturing processes
• Work closely with test engineers to maintain a close feedback loop, improving test assets, reducing false failures, and increasing test coverage to avoid esc…
• Monitor yield rates and quality metrics, driving corrective actions to address non-conforming products and process variability

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in California: $199k a year (1,944 listings, 57 employers). This listing is 7% lower.
• Across SpaceX's 2,901 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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