High-Volume PCB Supplier Development Engineer

Future Ventures; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for PCB (STARLINK) to drive supplier selection, qualification, and scaling for high‑volume PCBs used in Starlink User Terminals. You will lead PPAP/FAI programs, assess supplier capabilities, and collaborate with Design, Reliability, RF/Electrical, and Production teams to meet aggressive growth targets.

The role requires hands-on PCB manufacturing knowledge, quality systems experience, and the ability to turn suppliers into reliable, scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, RF Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years in PCB engineering, quality engineering, reliability engineering, or supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Own PCB supplier development for Starlink User Terminal BOM with focus on incoming quality and reliability.
• Build a scalable PCB supplier base for high-volume production ramp and growth.
• Assess supplier capabilities: capacity, stability, equipment, and readiness for high-volume PCB fabrication.
• Lead PPAP, FAI, rate ramps, and reliability campaigns for high-volume manufacturing.
• Develop qualification plans: dimensional, RF, thermal, dielectric tests; ensure standards compliance.
• Standardize qualification protocols across PCB suppliers: FAT/SAT checks and reliability methods.
• Drive supplier improvements via Lean, scorecards, audits, and systematic problem solving.
• Perform root cause analysis for PCB defects (delamination, plating issues, warpage, impedance drift).
• Collaborate with Design, Reliability, RF/Electrical, and Production teams to align capabilities.
• Support continuous improvement for supplier quality systems and high-frequency PCBs.

Skills

PCB manufacturing

Supplier development

PPAP/APQP

8D problem solving

IPC quality standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Reliability testing

Lean manufacturing

RF/high‑frequency PCBs

CAPA/Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, RF Engineering, or related

Tools

Gerber/ODB++

JMP

DFMEA/PFMEA

Cp/Cpk process capability

First Article Inspection (FAI)

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for PCB (STARLINK) to drive supplier selection, qualification, and scaling for high‑volume PCBs used in Starlink User Terminals. You will lead PPAP/FAI programs, assess supplier capabilities, and collaborate with Design, Reliability, RF/Electrical, and Production teams to meet aggressive growth targets.

The role requires hands-on PCB manufacturing knowledge, quality systems experience, and the ability to turn suppliers into reliable, scalable