Also called: Space Parts Engineer, Electronic Parts Reliability Engineer
Picks and tests the electronic chips that must survive radiation and decades in space.
You review a chip's test history, send samples for radiation testing, and approve or reject parts for flight. A single bad chip can end a billion-dollar mission, so you are picky.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years). Electronics engineers overall.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI searches parts data and flags risks quickly, reducing paperwork; test decisions and expert review stay human.
Classes: AP Physics, Electronics class, Statistics, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2072.
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