Supplier Industrialization Engineer, PCB (Starlink)

The role

You will develop, drive, and maintain suppliers to grow Starlink programs from concept to full scale production. You will own continuity of supply for printed circuit boards and coordinate with internal engineering and manufacturing teams.

What you will do

• Own continuity of supply for printed circuit boards (PCBs) on the Starlink program
• Collaborate with design, R&D, commercial supply chain, hardware reliability, and production teams
• Support procurement team to strategically source parts by reviewing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems
• Identify, audit, and onboard new suppliers
• Develop and implement supplier technical requirements and quality flow downs
• Implement and monitor production part approval process (PPAP)
• Ensure qualification and reliability activities at suppliers are in line with requirements
• Develop and approve process controls to control critical characteristics
• Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and opportunities for defects
• Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and systemic performance gaps

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience with printed circuit boards (PCBs), engineering laminates, electrochemical processes, and/or microelectronics fabrication
• Valid driver’s license

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or supply chain
• Electronics manufacturing experience, preferably with PCBs for high-speed / RF applications
• Working knowledge of supplier quality processes (PPAP, APQP, FAIR, RCCA failure analysis, lean methods, etc.) and quality systems (ISO 9000/TS/AS9100/NADCAP)
• Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods, e.g., SPC, design of experiments, Six Sigma, etc.
• Disciplined approach to problem solving – 8D
• Experience with sharing information and influencing others across organizational lines, internally and externally
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with minimal oversight and learn new skills on-the-job quickly and efficiently
• Ability to identify and maintain priorities for tasks and projects while staying organized
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to make presentations to suppliers, team members and management

Benefits

• Company stock, stock options, 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
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a 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 be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. Starlink provides fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity via a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites.