Senior Data Center Supplier Engineer - Hyperscale Onsite

SpaceX; Lockhart (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Data Center (Starlink) to develop and maintain suppliers for world-class data center facilities. You will collaborate with internal engineering and manufacturing teams and suppliers to drive innovative supply chain strategies that enable high-uptime, scalable data centers.

The role requires lead responsibility for rack-level design, PDU and cooling systems, and reliability-driven design choices, with on-site work in Bastrop, TX (or

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering.
• 2+ years in data center hardware design, integration, or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data center hardware from first principles.
• Own rack-level solutions across mechanical, electrical, power, thermal, networking, and software integration.
• Lead integration of RAS principles into data center strategy and architecture.
• Provide guidance on PDU, cooling, airflow, and high-density compute integration.
• Drive design validation, burn-in, ESS, and ORT testing.
• Guide FMEA sessions to assess hardware risks and validation plans.
• Collaborate on hardware qualification criteria and system-level optimization.
• Approve first article and PPAP reports; coordinate with suppliers.

Skills

Data center hardware design

Supplier development

Rack-level design

System integration

Reliability engineering

Power/thermal design

FMEA

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

JMP

Python

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Data Center (Starlink) to develop and maintain suppliers for world-class data center facilities. You will collaborate with internal engineering and manufacturing teams and suppliers to drive innovative supply chain strategies that enable high-uptime, scalable data centers.

The role requires lead responsibility for rack-level design, PDU and cooling systems, and reliability-driven design choices, with on-site work in Bastrop, TX (or