Lead Production Technician, Solar Cells (Starlink)

The role

The Lead Production Technician will run an assigned area of the solar cell production line. This role involves executing skilled operations on equipment and leading a team to meet safety, output, and quality targets.

What you will do

• Lead a team of production technicians and associates to hit daily safety, output, and quality targets
• Schedule and assign work through the shift
• Run texturing, PECVD, PVD, metallization, and test equipment
• Execute startup and shutdown and run shift handover
• Hold process parameters in the released window and take corrective action for deviations
• Complete in-process inspections, data logging, and quality checks
• Keep production records current in the manufacturing execution system
• Work with maintenance and engineering on downtime root cause and preventive maintenance
• Enforce safety, quality, cleanroom, and 5S standards
• Train production associates and technicians on process flow and work instructions

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• 2 + years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment
• 1+ years training technicians or associates, or leading a team on a production shift
• Ability to travel internationally (10%)
• Ability to stand up to 6 hours
• Lift up to 25 pounds unassisted
• Maneuver around equipment in a factory setting
• Ability to work in industrial environments with fumes/odors, noise, hazardous chemicals, and confined spaces

Nice to have

• Experience operating vacuum deposition, wet processing, or screen printing equipment in solar or semiconductor manufacturing
• Knowledge of process parameters for temperature, pressure, flow, and gas chemistry
• Experience with statistical process control (SPC) and data-driven decision making
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents, schematics, and work instructions
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in a high-volume production setting
• Familiarity with cleanroom protocols and gowning procedures
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with lock-out/tag-out, job hazard analysis, and chemical safety protocols
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and executing digital work instructions
• Demonstrated punctuality, ability to work in a high-stress environment, and flexibility to adjust priorities

Before you apply

• 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 U.S. Depar

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company is standing up one of the largest solar cell manufacturing facilities in the world.