# Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer, Microelectronics (Starlink) at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Bastrop, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8769926002?gh_jid=8769926002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-sr-failure-analysis-engineer-microelectronics-starlink/

## About the role

As a Sr. Failure Analysis Engineer on the Starlink team, you will perform detailed root cause failure analysis on microelectronic components and packaging to support high-volume manufacturing, qualification, and field returns. You will leverage advanced laboratory tools and physics-of-failure techniques to identify failure mechanisms and drive corrective actions that improve the reliability of our satellite constellation and user terminals.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in materials science, electrical engineering, physics, chemical engineering, or other STEM discipline
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in microelectronics failure analysis or materials characterization (internship experience is applicable)
- Ability to work overtime and weekends as needed
- Ability to work in a cleanroom or ESD-controlled environment when required

Tags: Starlink Process Engineering

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