Senior Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer Solar Cells

SpaceX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Austin, TX is seeking a Sr. Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer to own wet chemical texturing and preclean tools for silicon heterojunction solar cells at very high volume.

You will ensure equipment reliability, uptime, and scalable performance for SpaceX's Starlink solar production line. Responsibilities include installing and qualifying equipment, driving preventive maintenance, leading root-cause analyses, and partnering with process engineers to implement new requirements on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science required.

Responsibilities

• Work with facilities and process engineering teams to install, qualify, maintain, and continuously improve high-throughput texturing and preclean equipment for heterojunction silicon solar cell manufacturing.

Skills

Equipment maintenance

High-volume manufacturing

Hazardous chemicals handling

Process improvement

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Job description

SpaceX in Austin, TX is seeking a Sr. Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer to own wet chemical texturing and preclean tools for silicon heterojunction solar cells at very high volume.

You will ensure equipment reliability, uptime, and scalable performance for SpaceX's Starlink solar production line. Responsibilities include installing and qualifying equipment, driving preventive maintenance, leading root-cause analyses, and partnering with process engineers to implement new requirements on