PCB Maintenance Engineer – Starlink Systems

SpaceX

Bastrop (TX)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Maintenance Engineer, PCB (STARLINK) to help maximize asset uptime in our high‑volume Starlink production environment. You will collaborate with project engineering and production teams to install, maintain, and continuously improve critical equipment and systems.

The role requires a mechanical/electrical foundation, experience with CMMS tools, and a hands‑on, detail‑oriented approach to troubleshoot, predict failures, and drive reliability initiatives that reduce downtime

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, systems, or manufacturing engineering.
1+ years in an engineering role in manufacturing, integration, reliability, technical program management, or operations.
Advanced degrees in engineering with reliability analysis or related research/internships (preferred).
Experience in high-volume manufacturing, testing, or operations (preferred).
Familiarity with CMMS programs (Maximo, SAP, Infor).
Hands-on with equipment control systems, machinery, and industrial automation.

Responsibilities

Work with project engineering to ensure the reliability and sustainability of new and modified installations.
Guide efforts to ensure consistency and maintainability of critical equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems.
Own equipment improvement plans for more responsive and developed preventative maintenance strategies, equipment effectiveness, and minimization of production downtime.
Define, design, develop, monitor, and refine an asset maintenance plan that includes value-added preventive maintenance tasks, minimization of high-cost low-value repairs, effective utilization of predictive, and other non-destructive testing methodologies.
Prepare asset documentation package for review of system mechanical design, controls, and software.
Develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and equipment-specific problems that adversely affect plant operations including capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance issues.
Work with production to perform analyses of assets including asset utilization rate, overall equipment effectiveness, remaining useful life, operational restrictions, and other parameters that define the operating condition, reliability, and costs of assets.
Provide technical support to production, maintenance management, and technical personnel.
Manage production requests for asset improvement, control functions, and data collection.
Apply value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy decisions.