Lead Production Technician, Solar Cells (Starlink)

Spacex; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Texas is seeking a Lead Production Technician to run a cell-line shift, executing skilled operations from texturing through test and ensuring safety, output, and quality targets are met.

You will train technicians, coordinate maintenance, document data, and uphold 5S, cleanroom, and process standards in a high-capacity solar cell facility as Starlink scales up.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of production technicians and associates to hit daily safety, output, and quality targets. Schedule and assign the work through the shift, and run texturing, PECVD, PVD, metallization, and test equipment.
• Execute startup and shutdown, run shift handover, and hold process parameters in the released window; identify deviations and take corrective action.
• Complete in-process inspections, data logging, and quality checks, including PL, AOI, and IV testing support, and keep production records current in the manufacturing execution system.
• Work with maintenance and engineering on downtime root cause, coordinate preventive maintenance and calibration, and help write and refine operating procedures to reduce cost and downtime, and raise yield.
• Enforce safety, quality, cleanroom, and 5S standards; confirm daily audit checklists for safety, cleanliness, tool traceability, and process adherence.
• Train production associates and technicians on process flow, work instructions, and internal the company systems; provide regular feedback on output, efficiency, quality, and safety, and partner with the supervisor on performance feedback.

Skills

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

the company 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 the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

LEAD PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN - SOLAR CELLS (STARLINK)

At the company, we are building the next generation of space infrastructure to enable large-scale AI data centers in orbit. These orbital AI platforms require massive amounts of reliable, high-efficiency solar power to support intensive computing workloads in space. To make this possible, we are standing up one of the largest solar cell manufacturing facilities in the world. We are seeking a Lead Production Technician to run an assigned area of the cell line during the shift: execute skilled operations on solar cell production equipment, set the standard for the crew, and keep process monitoring, troubleshooting, and quality control consistent from texturing through test.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of production technicians and associates to hit daily safety, output, and quality targets. Schedule and assign the work through the shift, and still run texturing, PECVD, PVD, metallization, and test equipment

• Execute startup and shutdown, run shift handover, and hold process parameters in the released window; identify deviations and take corrective action

• Complete in-process inspections, data logging, and quality checks, including PL, AOI, and IV testing support, and keep production records current in the manufacturing execution system

• Work with maintenance and engineering on downtime root cause, coordinate preventive maintenance and calibration, and help write and refine operating procedures to reduce cost and downtime, and raise yield

• Enforce safety, quality, cleanroom, and 5S standards; confirm daily audit checklists for safety, cleanliness, tool traceability, and process adherence

• Train production associates and technicians on process flow, work instructions, and internal the company systems; provide regular feedback on output, efficiency, quality, and safety, and partner with the supervisor on performance feedback

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate

• 2+ years of professional experience in a hands‑on manufacturing environment