Senior Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer - Solar Cells

SpaceX; Lockhart (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX's Starlink division is seeking a Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer to own the chemical processing tools used to manufacture silicon heterojunction solar cells at high volume. You will ensure equipment performance, reliability, and uptime while partnering with the Texturing Process Engineering team to align with cell efficiency and throughput.

Based in Texas, you will scale tools for Starlink production and support Starship missions, with opportunities to lead maintenance programs,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience owning and maintaining chemical process equipment in high‑volume semiconductor, solar manufacturing, or related environment.
• Experience handling hazardous chemicals and gases safely.

Responsibilities

• Install, qualify, maintain, and continuously improve high-throughput texturing and preclean equipment for heterojunction silicon solar cell manufacturing.
• Drive equipment reliability and uptime to support large-volume production; run experiments and analyze data to improve capacity and reduce variation.
• Develop and execute robust preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spare parts programs, and tool matching protocols.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions on equipment-related issues including chemical delivery systems, pumps, filtration, and temperature control.
• Partner with Process Engineers to implement new process requirements on existing and future equipment platforms.

Skills

Chemical equipment maintenance

Hazardous chemicals handling

Education

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

Job description

SpaceX's Starlink division is seeking a Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer to own the chemical processing tools used to manufacture silicon heterojunction solar cells at high volume. You will ensure equipment performance, reliability, and uptime while partnering with the Texturing Process Engineering team to align with cell efficiency and throughput.

Based in Texas, you will scale tools for Starlink production and support Starship missions, with opportunities to lead maintenance programs,