Sr. Mechanical Process Engineer, PCB (Starlink/Starmind) Verified today
Sr. Mechanical Process Engineer, PCB (Starlink/Starmind)
SpaceX is scaling Starlink, the world's largest satellite constellation delivering broadband to millions worldwide. You will spearhead state-of-the-art production processes for printed circuit boards (PCBs) that power next-generation consumer devices shipped globally. By end of year, the Bastrop factory will be North America's largest PCB manufacturing facility by volume.
What you will own
- Develop, implement, and maintain new and improved manufacturing processes, equipment, technologies, and facilities including laser and CNC drilling machines, inductive lamination machines, plasma etching chambers, screen printing and inkjet printing adhesives, automation cells, copper etching and plating lines
- Lead Design of Experiments (DOE) to establish stable, robust processes handed off to production personnel
- Perform defect characterization and root cause analysis to improve yields
- Develop project plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis for new processes or machines
- Activate and test machines with a small team of engineers and technicians
- Solve technical and emergent manufacturing issues including part quality, machine reliability, and process instability
- Analyze production processes and machinery from first principles, physics-based approach
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
- 3+ years hands-on experience with fluids, mechanical, electromechanical design, and/or analysis (internship or project team experience applicable)
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree in engineering or related technical discipline
- 5+ years hands-on project experience with complex fluid or mechanical based production systems in professional setting, preferably as a lead
- 5+ years professional experience in design and analysis
- Experience taking products from research and development into production
- Experience with PCB manufacturing processes including metal plating, chemical etching, CNC drill equipment, lamination presses, cleanroom equipment
Requirements
- Willing to travel to other SpaceX sites and vendors for extended periods including international
- Ability to lift 25 lbs unassisted
- Physical demands: lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, carrying
- Onsite work required; remote work not considered
- Must be U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from U.S. Department of State