Senior Mechanical Engineer — Solar Cell Manufacturing

Starlink; Bastrop (TX); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SpaceX in the United States is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for the Solar Cell Factory (Starlink). You will design, build, and optimize mechanical and automation systems for solar cell manufacturing equipment and material movement mechanisms.

The role demands ownership of existing systems, robust electrical and mechanical design, and development of novel equipment to maximize efficiency while minimizing risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; CAD and FEA software experience; 5+ years mechanical/electromechanical design.
• Master's degree and 8+ years preferred.
• 7+ years hand-on project experience with complex mechanical systems; team lead preferred.

Responsabilités

• Own electronics manufacturing subsystems and equipment from conceptual design through high-volume production and automation ramp.
• Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level optimization.
• Test and iterate on products by performing FMEA, reliability modeling, and stress testing to predict and mitigate potential failures and drive high overall equipment effectiveness.
• Design and develop the production lines that manufacture your product, including robot end effector design, process development, control system design, automation programming, and more.
• Uptime Optimization: Monitor and track equipment uptime metrics using data analytics tools; identify bottlenecks, downtime causes, and implement preventive measures such as predictive maintenance schedules to maximize operational availability.
• Evaluate and select equipment suppliers based on reliability, performance requirements and core business needs; oversee installation, commissioning, and ongoing performance of vendor-supplied process equipment to ensure target rate, yield and uptime is achieved.

Connaissances

FMEA

Reliability modeling

Stress testing

GD&T

Communication skills

Leadership

Ownership of component

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Outils

NX CAD

CAD

FEA software

Description du poste

SpaceX in the United States is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for the Solar Cell Factory (Starlink). You will design, build, and optimize mechanical and automation systems for solar cell manufacturing equipment and material movement mechanisms.

The role demands ownership of existing systems, robust electrical and mechanical design, and development of novel equipment to maximize efficiency while minimizing risk.