Manufacturing Engineer (Starlink)

The role

Manufacturing engineers will drive manufacturing tools and processes from initial concept to full-scale production. You will own the relationship between engineering development and production teams for the Starlink broadband internet system.

What you will do

• Design and implement electro-mechanical assembly and test processes
• Collaborate with the mechanical design team to incorporate design for manufacturability
• Lead prototype builds ensuring incremental milestones for the production development are met
• Ensure manufacturing systems are capable of hitting high volume rate, cost, and quality targets
• Lead facilities development, floor layout, headcount requirements, and material flow definition
• Identify tooling and hardware requirements, design and implement them into production processes
• Identify automation opportunities and establish requirements as well as evaluate return on investment for each
• Work with in-house resources or vendors as necessary to develop these solutions and implement on the production line

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both
• Willing to work weekend and extended hours as needed
• Able to travel for business trips up to 10%

Nice to have

• Demonstrated experience working in a highly adaptive and iterative environment
• Proven excellence in a high-volume commercial or automotive manufacturing environment
• Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing and scaling to high volume as part of a cross-functional team
• Experience with DOE, gage R&R, and process qualifications
• Experience defining production data requirements and SPC
• Ability to design tooling for high-volume manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience implementing automation into production processes
• Experience integrating electromechanical or lamination assemblies with both manual and automated processes
• Ability to develop and maintain high-performing suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Experience with NX and Teamcenter

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 is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. They are developing a low-latency, broadband internet system called Starlink.