Development Lead: Silicon Ingot & Wafer Production

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SpaceX is seeking aDevelopment Lead for Starlink solar ingot growth and wafering in Bastrop, TX. You will own development trials, define process windows, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive transfer from pilot to production with stringent yield targets and documentation.

Responsibilities include planning DOE, tracking KPIs, managing tool time, and interfacing with OEMs, quality, and supply chain while enforcing EHS and safety standards. Extended hours and 10% travel may apply.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in materials science, chemistry, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a STEM field.
• 5+ years in manufacturing process development or production coordination (semiconductor, PV, crystal growth, precision machining, or injection molding/process engineering strongly preferred).
• Experience in Czochralski ingot growth or wafering, or a photovoltaic/semiconductor wafer fabrication line preferred.

Responsabilidades

• 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: DOE, recipe versions, material lots, fixtures and consumables, and success criteria (yield, TTV, warp, resistivity, lifetime, breakage, kerf).
• Define process windows (pull rate, rotation, hot zone, slurry or diamond wire, tension, coolant, clean chemistry) and track KPIs (kg/pull, wafer yield, kerf loss, downtime, scrap, first-pass yield).
• Coordinate tool time, material readiness, operator coverage, fixtures, hot-zone parts, wires, slurry and coolant, crucibles, and other consumables with production, maintenance, quality, EHS, and supply chain.
• Track status, blockers, and results; elevate schedule, quality, or safety risks with options and owners; provide leadership concise updates.
• Collect trial data and support root cause on trial and early-production issues (ingot defects, saw marks, TTV, warp, stains, lifetime).
• Own trial reports, work instructions, travelers, checklists, training notes, and revision control of recipes, fixtures, and consumable specs.
• Initiate and track ECOs and process changes, including training and first-article or first-lot verification before release.
• Partner with quality and metrology on incoming silicon, in-process checks, and outgoing wafer specs, and support vendor trials and incoming qualifications of new materials or tools.
• Lead pilot-to-production transfer (standard work, operator training, control and reaction plans), support ramp until rate and quality are stable, and capture lessons learned.
• Enforce EHS requirements for high temperature, chemicals, slurry, wafer handling, lockout, PPE, and clean-area rules.

Conocimientos

Ingot growth

Wafering

Semiconductor fabrication

MES & QMS knowledge

Equipment liaison

Educación

Bachelor's degree in materials science, chemistry, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a STEM field

Herramientas

CAD

Process mapping

Descripción del empleo

SpaceX is seeking aDevelopment Lead for Starlink solar ingot growth and wafering in Bastrop, TX. You will own development trials, define process windows, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive transfer from pilot to production with stringent yield targets and documentation.

Responsibilities include planning DOE, tracking KPIs, managing tool time, and interfacing with OEMs, quality, and supply chain while enforcing EHS and safety standards. Extended hours and 10% travel may apply.