Senior Manufacturing Engineer, PCBA (Starlink)

The role

The Sr. Starlink PCBA Engineer will develop, manage, and improve the PCBA manufacturing process. This role involves designing production lines, working with equipment suppliers, and improving product quality and reliability.

What you will do

• Own and manage PCBA manufacturing processes and PCBA products for in-house production
• Drive processes for volume production of PCBA including manufacturing execution, nonconforming product management, configuration management, traceability tracking, and process control
• Manage new product introduction of PCBA assemblies, working closely with design engineers, and process specialists
• Use process capability analysis, gauge R&R and other tools to lead new equipment selection
• Design and implement systems to improve the safety of the PCBA production line
• Manage work instructions, process documentation, and training
• Track schedule, work-in-progress levels, and defect rates of owned products
• Identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, and cost of manufacturability
• Provide feedback to Engineering Design team to improve design for manufacturability
• Identify, root-cause, and correct SMT production and testing issues

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: manufacturing engineering, SMT, accelerated testing, design for reliability, or PCB design and layout
• Ability to lift heavy objects, up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Willing to work weekend and extended hours as needed
• Able to travel for business trips up to 10% on an ongoing basis

Nice to have

• High volume production experience (consumer goods, automotive, etc.)
• Hands-on experience working in SMT processing and/or related PCBA processes from industry, research, or academic projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both autonomously and as a team in a highly demanding, fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of IPC manufacturing standards
• Experience with SQL, Python
• Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods such as experiment design, process capability analysis, Gauge R&R
• Experience with Six Sigma
• Experience with basic failure analysis tools and methods (X-ray, cross-section, polishing)
• Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and use data to drive systemic improvements

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.