Electrical Engineer, Facilities (Starlink)

Bastrop, TXfull timeRemote

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SpaceX The Electrical Engineer on Starlink develops and implements manufacturing processes and equipment for printed circuit boards (PCBs) to scale production to high volumes. The role includes process design, optimization, and collaboration with leadership during critical design phases.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain new and/or improved manufacturing processes, equipment, technologies, and facilities; examples could include automatic optical inspection, bed-of-nails, and flying probe
Analyze production processes and machinery from a first principles, physics-based approach
Lead design of experiments (DOE) to establish a stable and robust process that can be handed off to production personnel; perform defect characterization and analysis to determine root causes and develop action plans to improve yields
Develop project plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis for implementation of new processes or machines
Own and perform machine activation and testing with a small team of engineers and technicians
Solve technical and emergent issues from manufacturing (part quality, machine reliability, process instability, etc.)

Qualification

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
1+ years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment

Preferred

Ability to read and understand technical drawings
Ability to solve complex problems utilizing engineering first principles with minimal supervision on tight schedules
Strong Interpersonal and verbal communication skills
Experience with maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical test equipment, including replacing and reworking components (amplifiers, wire wraps, pogo pins)
Experience working in high volume electronics manufacturing
Knowledge of IPC manufacturing standards
Experience diagnosing PCB failure modes and root cause analysis
Knowledge of quality tools such as design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis, corrective action, process failure mode, effects analysis (PFMEA), and various problem-solving approaches