PCBA Supplier Growth Engineer

SpaceX; Union Hill-Novelty Hill (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company shuttles

Paid vacation and holidays

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for PCBA (Starlink) in Washington. You will own supply continuity, drive quality and cost improvements, and partner with design, R&D, and procurement to source parts that meet program needs.

You will lead supplier audits, PPAP implementation, and qualify new suppliers while coordinating across purchasing, engineering, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues and push continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 3+ years in supply chain engineering, supplier development/quality, manufacturing, or design engineering.
• Experience with photonics or electronics manufacturing is required.

Responsibilities

• Own continuity of supply and improve quality, cost, delivery, and capacity metrics for photonic piece-part components and optical subassemblies used in Starlink Satellites.
• Collaborate with design, R&D, commercial supply chain, hardware reliability, materials, and manufacturing engineers to understand design intent and metrology.
• Support procurement to strategically source parts matched with supplier competencies by reviewing supplier processes and quality systems.
• Identify, audit, and onboard new suppliers.
• Define supplier technical and quality requirements based on program needs for NPIs and production.
• Lead resolution of supplier quality issues through root cause analysis and coordinating between purchasing, engineering, production, and suppliers.
• Define product technical requirements and ensure supplier compliance.
• Implement PPAP with suppliers to enable rate production.
• Ensure qualification and reliability activities at suppliers align with requirements.
• Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and drive improvement plans.
• Provide feedback on manufacturing methods to reduce costs and improve yields.
• Conduct independent research to identify potential new suppliers and capabilities.
• Drive product and process improvements to lower part cost and reduce supply risk.
• Manage supply chain relationships with suppliers and keep communications open.
• Demonstrate ownership, proactivity, and technical excellence in the role.
• Coordinate between purchasing, engineering, and manufacturing to resolve quality issues.
• Collaborate with teams on projects and continuous improvement in the supply base.
• Act as internal owner of SPC, yield improvements, tool qualification, and performance.

Skills

Photonics/electronics

PPAP/APQP knowledge

Supplier development

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for PCBA (Starlink) in Washington. You will own supply continuity, drive quality and cost improvements, and partner with design, R&D, and procurement to source parts that meet program needs.

You will lead supplier audits, PPAP implementation, and qualify new suppliers while coordinating across purchasing, engineering, and manufacturing teams to resolve issues and push continuous improvement.