Production Manager, Starlink Silicon Assembly

The role

You will lead and scale high-performance teams responsible for the insourcing of custom integrated circuits and packages. This involves managing silicon packaging and processing operations from rapid prototyping through high-volume production in a cleanroom environment.

What you will do

• Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record
• Create training and career development paths to boost quality, reduce lead time/cost
• Define and enforce operational standards with strict accountability
• Hire, lead, and mentor a team of supervisors, specialists, technicians and associates
• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes, procedures, quality, and rate
• Support new product introductions, line expansions, and facility upgrades
• Collaborate with development, test, quality, and leadership to align long-term goals
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and SpaceX safety protocols
• Mentor and develop team members and conduct performance reviews
• Travel as needed (up to 10%) to include internationally

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM discipline; OR 4+ years of professional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• 3+ years of production operations or process development experience
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership position
• Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required
• Able to travel up to 10% as needed
• Must be able to lift up to 25lbs. unassisted

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in engineering or technical discipline
• Experience building out a multidisciplinary production organization
• Experience leading multi-level production operations teams with 50+ members
• Experience in semiconductor/integrated circuitry industry (e.g. FPGA, ASIC, Power Components)
• Experience leading New Product Integration to volume production
• Experience with the equipment and ancillary support systems used to manufacture semiconductors front end wafer and back end packaging
• Experience with equipment qualification, validation, and troubleshooting in cleanroom or controlled environments
• Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience in low-high mix/extreme high-volume and implementing/sustaining quality management systems (e.g. ISO9001, AS9100)

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligibl

About the company

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.