Senior PCB Manufacturing Process Engineer

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Mechanical Process Engineer for PCB manufacturing to spearhead state-of-the-art production processes and automation for Starlink PCBs. You will design and implement manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment to scale production to high volumes, from concept through ramp and optimization.

You will lead DOE studies and collaborate with senior leadership during critical design phases. The role requires strong thermal-fluid and mechanical/ electromechanical design experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 3+ years of experience with fluids, mechanical, electromechanical design, and/or analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain new and/or improved manufacturing processes, equipment, technologies, and facilities; examples could include laser and mechanical CNC drilling machines, advanced inductive lamination machines, plasma etching chambers, screen printing and inkjet printing adhesives, automation cells, copper etching and plating lines, etc.
• Analyze production processes and machinery from a first principles, physics-based approach
• Lead DOE to establish a stable and robust process that can be handed off to production personnel; perform defect characterization and analysis to determine root cause and develop action plans to improve yields
• Develop project plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis for implementation of new processes or machines
• Own and perform machine activation and testing with a small team of engineers and technicians
• Solve technical and emergent issues from manufacturing (part quality, machine reliability, process instability, etc.)

Skills

Fluid dynamics

Mechanical design

Electromechanical design

Process engineering

Design of Experiments (DOE)

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

Metal plating equipment

Chemical etching equipment

CNC drill equipment

Lamination presses

Cleanroom equipment

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Mechanical Process Engineer for PCB manufacturing to spearhead state-of-the-art production processes and automation for Starlink PCBs. You will design and implement manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment to scale production to high volumes, from concept through ramp and optimization.

You will lead DOE studies and collaborate with senior leadership during critical design phases. The role requires strong thermal-fluid and mechanical/ electromechanical design experience,