Sr. Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability (Starlink)

• 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, and power supply PCBAs

• 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

• 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 improve yield, processes, test coverage, quality, and reliability

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

• 5+ years of experience working with digital or mixed-signal designs, using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, and/or soldering equipment

• 1+ years experience in consumer electronics or similar industry

• Experience troubleshooting electronics hardware and/or RF communication systems

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• 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)

• Experience with PCBA manufacturing processes and assembly such as SMT reflow, wave solder, and selective solder

• Experience with PCBA environmental testing and reliability calculators

• Proficiency in understanding PCB schematics and layout tools

• Experience with Wi-Fi standards (802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11n)

• 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

• Experience with Mentor Graphics Xpedition

• Experience presenting findings to engineering, production, and supply chain teams on a regular basis to drive corrective action

• Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, mobile handset, medical devices, aerospace, marine or automotive industries

• Self-starter attitude, energy, and the ability to communicate effectively across business and technical discipline

• Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed

• Must be willing to work 100% onsite in Bastrop, TX (Austin area) - remote or hybrid work not considered

• 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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