PCB Supplier Industrialization Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Engineer, PCB (Starlink) to own PCB supply continuity and drive supplier development from design to production. You will collaborate with design, R&D, procurement, hardware reliability, and manufacturing to source, audit, and qualify new suppliers while ensuring quality flow downs and PPAP readiness.

You will lead supplier quality programs, implement process controls, and push for continuous improvements to reduce costs and cycle times, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience with printed circuit boards (PCBs), engineering laminates, electrochemical processes, and/or microelectronics fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Own continuity of supply for PCBs on the Starlink program.
• Collaborate with design, R&D, commercial supply chain, hardware reliability, and production teams to manage suppliers and deliver world class products for our customers.
• Review and assess supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems.
• Identify, audit, and onboard new suppliers.
• Develop and implement supplier technical requirements and quality flow downs to meet hardware manufacturing needs.
• Implement and monitor production part approval process (PPAP) with selected suppliers to enable rate production.
• Ensure qualification and reliability activities at suppliers are in line with requirements.
• Develop and approve process controls to control critical characteristics.
• Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and opportunities for defects.
• Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and pinpoint systemic performance gaps to drive supplier improvement plans.
• Provide feedback to suppliers as appropriate on manufacturing methods, with a focus on eliminating costs, reducing cycle times, and increasing yields.
• Function as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues and provide technical support.
• Drive supplier root cause failure analysis and corrective actions associated with quality gaps, escapes, or containments.
• Lead projects and present reports to internal teams, management, and/or suppliers.
• Act as internal owner of supplier’s SPC, yield improvement activities, new tool/process qualification, and performance in terms of quality, efficiency, and cost

Skills

PCB experience

Supplier quality processes

Statistical techniques

8D problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Advanced degree in engineering or related field

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Industrialization Engineer, PCB (Starlink) to own PCB supply continuity and drive supplier development from design to production. You will collaborate with design, R&D, procurement, hardware reliability, and manufacturing to source, audit, and qualify new suppliers while ensuring quality flow downs and PPAP readiness.

You will lead supplier quality programs, implement process controls, and push for continuous improvements to reduce costs and cycle times, while