Production Reliability Engineer (Starship Electronics)
SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA
Posted about 2 months ago · $100,000.00 - $117,500.00
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 54 days SpaceX's roles stay open a median of 55 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 52% of SpaceX's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SpaceX
- high 1754 stale, 43 reposted of 2,362 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3062 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-27
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from SpaceX's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for SpaceX.
About this role
As a Production Reliability Engineer for Starship Electronics at SpaceX, you will focus on enhancing the reliability of electrical systems for the Starship spacecraft and SuperHeavy booster. Your day-to-day tasks will include performing failure analyses, collaborating with various teams to improve product reliability, conducting tests, and providing technical guidance on failure resolution.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of SpaceX as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience in hardware development, failure analysis, or reliability engineering
- 1+ years of experience working with electronic hardware
Nice to have
- 3+ years of industry experience working with electronic hardware
- Experience with digital and mixed-signal designs, power electronics, or RF electronics
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and root causing electrical hardware failures
- Experience with environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, and TVAC
- Proficiency in programming languages (such as Python, C, or C+) for test automation and data analysis
What you get
- Pay Range: Level 1: $100,000.00 - $117,500.00; Level 2: $115,000.00 - $140,000.00
- Eligibility for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock 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
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Worth weighing
- Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project milestones
- Occasional travel may be required to Starbase, Texas and/or off-site vendor locations
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Listed by SpaceX on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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