PVD Equipment Engineer — High-Volume Solar Cells

Starlink; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Starlink is seeking a Solar Cell PVD Equipment Engineer to own and optimize PVD tooling for silicon heterojunction solar cell manufacturing at scale. You will partner with process engineers to ensure tool uptime, stability, and compatibility with future platforms, enabling high-volume production for Starlink's solar cell program.

Requires hands-on PVD/sputtering experience, ability to handle hazardous chemicals, and a drive to improve uptime and performance in a demanding, 24/7 environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 2+ years owning and maintaining PVD or sputtering equipment in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience handling flammable, toxic, corrosive, and/or hazardous chemicals safely.

Responsibilities

• Install, qualify, maintain, and improve high-throughput PVD equipment for silicon solar cell manufacturing.
• Drive reliability and uptime to support large-volume production; analyze data to improve capacity and reduce variation.
• Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies and spare parts programs.

Skills

PVD ownership

High-vacuum systems

Reliability engineering

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Tools

RF/DC power supplies

Mass flow controllers

Gas delivery systems

Job description

Starlink is seeking a Solar Cell PVD Equipment Engineer to own and optimize PVD tooling for silicon heterojunction solar cell manufacturing at scale. You will partner with process engineers to ensure tool uptime, stability, and compatibility with future platforms, enabling high-volume production for Starlink's solar cell program.

Requires hands-on PVD/sputtering experience, ability to handle hazardous chemicals, and a drive to improve uptime and performance in a demanding, 24/7 environment.