Manufacturing Specialist, PCBA (Starlink)

About the role

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. As a Manufacturing Specialist for the Starlink satellite constellation, you will help establish new manufacturing and test processes and support full-scale production for the user terminal—a high-volume product for consumers. The success of Starlink depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, and security of the products you deliver. This role is ideal if you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and enjoy solving difficult problems with high-impact resolutions while building something from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Execute new product introduction builds across all work centers
• Program, load, and operate automated equipment
• Triage non-conforming products and drive resolution and preventative actions
• Resolve production issues while ensuring design integrity, product quality, and delivery timelines
• Perform process development and validation on new models in extremely aggressive timelines
• Ensure the successful transition of products from development to volume production
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities for yield, performance, and cost
• Define maintenance schedules and support activities

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate and 2+ years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment; OR bachelor's degree in an engineering, math, or science discipline
• 1+ years of experience with SMT and/or PCBA assembly equipment and processes
• Must be available for one or more of the following shifts:
  • A shift: 5am-5pm Sunday-Tuesday, every other Wednesday
  • B shift: 5am-5pm Thursday-Saturday, every other Wednesday
  • C shift: 5pm-5am Monday-Thursday every week
• Must be open to working overtime, weekends, and any shift as needed
• Standing for long periods, climbing ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required
• Able to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Able to travel for business trips up to 10% on an ongoing basis
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Associate or bachelor's degree in an engineering, math, or science discipline
• 4+ years of experience with SMT equipment operation in a production setting
• Direct experience with SMT equipment maintenance and support
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or manufacturing engineering
• Experience implementing design for manufacture and design for test
• Ability to create and deliver presentations for design and manufacturing readiness reviews
• Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing as part of a cross-functional team in fast-paced iterative design environments
• Experience modeling with 3D CAD software such as NX/Unigraphics, Catia, or Solidworks
• Working proficiency with DFMEA and PFMEA methodology and implementation
• SPC knowledge and experience applying statistical methods to track process capability
• Basic competency with SQL databases
• Demonstrated experience designing tooling in a manufacturing environment