Senior Mechanical Engineer, Solar Cell Manufacturing

SpaceX

Texas

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Mechanical Engineer for the Solar Cell Factory (STARLINK) to design, build, and optimize mechanical and automation systems for solar cell manufacturing equipment and material movement.

You will own subsystems from concept through high-volume production, perform FMEA and reliability analysis, and lead design for manufacturability while driving uptime, efficiency, and productivity in our cutting-edge solar cell factory; oversee suppliers, installation, and performance to

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
Experience with CAD and FEA software packages.
5+ years of mechanical/electromechanical design, analysis, testing, and/or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Own electronics manufacturing subsystems from concept 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.