Supplier Development Engineer, Silicon (Starlink)

The role

This role drives end-to-end supplier development for the silicon, wafer, and packaging portfolio for Starlink User Terminals. You will manage supplier selection, new product introduction, and high-volume production scaling while providing technical guidance on process nodes and packaging.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end supplier development for the silicon, wafer, and packaging portfolio
• Engage with suppliers on selection, equipment selection, and process engineering
• Provide technology guidance on front-end process node selection and back-end packaging technologies
• Assess supplier manufacturing capabilities across front-end and back-end processes
• Lead new product introduction activities, production part approval process, and reliability campaigns
• Develop and execute qualification plans covering front-end, back-end, and test
• Create and standardize qualification protocols across the silicon supply base
• Drive supplier performance improvement through Lean methodologies and process audits
• Perform reactive quality engineering support including root cause analysis
• Monitor field performance and feed lessons learned back to design and process engineering teams

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, materials science, semiconductor physics, or other engineering discipline
• 1+ years of industry experience in silicon engineering (front-end wafer fabrication, back-end packaging and assembly, or silicon test)
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, both domestically and internationally

Nice to have

• Strong technical background across the full silicon lifecycle
• Deep experience in front-end wafer fabrication
• Strong back-end experience in packaging technologies
• Hands-on silicon test experience
• Proven track record in strategic supplier selection and bringing up supply base
• Hands-on knowledge of high-volume semiconductor manufacturing processes
• Experience with production part approval process, advanced product quality planning, design failure mode and effects analysis, process failure mode and effects analysis, and first article inspection
• Deep familiarity with relevant standards including JEDEC, AEC Q100, and AS9100
• Strong problem-solving skills using structured root cause analysis methods and statistical tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

About the company

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