Starlink Development Lead, Solar Ingot & Wafer

The role

You will lead factory acceptance tests, equipment readiness, process development, trials, and production launch for silicon ingot growth and wafering. You will act as the link between OEMs, development, operations, quality, equipment, and suppliers to move recipes and tools from trial to stable production.

What you will do

• Plan, schedule, and run development trials on ingot pullers, crop and square, multi-wire saws, cleaning, and related metrology
• Turn engineering intent into trial plans including DOE, recipe versions, material lots, fixtures and consumables, and success criteria
• Define process windows and track KPIs such as kg/pull, wafer yield, kerf loss, downtime, scrap, and first-pass yield
• Coordinate tool time, material readiness, operator coverage, fixtures, hot-zone parts, wires, slurry and coolant, crucibles, and other consumables
• Track status, blockers, and results and escalate schedule, quality, or safety risks
• Collect trial data and support root cause on trial and early-production issues
• Own trial reports, work instructions, travelers, checklists, training notes, and revision control
• Initiate and track ECOs and process changes
• Partner with quality and metrology on incoming silicon, in-process checks, and outgoing wafer specs
• Lead pilot-to-production transfer and support the ramp until rate and quality are stable

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in materials science, chemistry, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a STEM field
• 5+ years in manufacturing process development or production coordination
• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones
• Up to 10% travel is expected
• 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 the required authorizations from the U.S.

Nice to have

• Experience in Czochralski ingot growth, wafering (wire saw), or a photovoltaic or semiconductor wafer fabrication line
• Familiarity with silicon specifications, including resistivity, lifetime, oxygen, and geometry (TTV, bow and warp, and thickness)
• Working knowledge of MES and QMS, change control, and basic CAD or process mapping
• Experience working with equipment teams and suppliers
• semiconductor, PV, crystal growth, precision machining, or injection molding/process engineering strongly preferred

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, 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, o

About the company

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