Senior Screen Printing Engineer – High-Volume Solar Cells

SpaceX

Bastrop (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Screen Printing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink). You will own the screen printing and metallization equipment used to manufacture silicon heterojunction solar cells at very large scale, ensuring uptime and world‑class performance across Starlink production lines.

You will lead maintenance programs, drive tool reliability, and collaborate with Process Engineers to implement new requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline.
2+ years of hands-on experience owning and maintaining screen printing or metallization equipment in a high-volume semiconductor, solar manufacturing, or related environment.
Experience handling flammable, toxic, corrosive, and/or hazardous chemicals safely (pastes, solvents, etc.)

Responsibilities

Install, qualify, maintain, and continuously improve high-throughput screen printing equipment for heterojunction silicon solar cell manufacturing.
Drive equipment reliability and uptime to support very large volume production with minimal downtime; analyze data to improve capacity and reduce tool-to-tool 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 all equipment-related issues, including print heads, squeegee systems, alignment/vision systems, conveyors, drying ovens, paste delivery, and automation.
Partner with Process Engineers to implement new process requirements on existing and future equipment platforms.
Evaluate and select next-generation high-throughput screen printing tools capable of supporting 1GW+ per tool scale production.
Work with vendors on equipment design improvements, upgrades, and custom solutions tailored to heterojunction solar cell requirements.
Establish equipment performance metrics (OEE, MTBF, MTTR) and implement SPC for hardware stability.
Ensure all equipment meets cleanroom, safety, and high-reliability manufacturing standards.
Analyze production processes and machinery from a first principles, physics-based approach.
Attend meetings to communicate factory state to leadership with respect to the team’s equipment.