Senior Solar Cell Factory Fluids Engineer

Starlink; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Fluids Systems Engineer for the Solar Cell Factory to design, build, and optimize fluid systems delivering gases and chemicals in solar cell fabrication.

You will support vacuum deposition and etching while maintaining safe handling of hazardous materials in a high-volume manufacturing environment. You will collaborate with process engineers, installation teams, and facilities to ensure reliable delivery, test performance, and continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, aerospace engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of professional fluids systems design experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and activate fluids systems for distribution of gases and chemicals in solar cell processes.
• Take cradle-to-grave ownership including definition, design, justification, procurement, build, commissioning and project management.
• Design modular systems scalable for future solar production facilities.
• Develop P&ID, perform fluid/thermal analyses, and system CONOPs.
• Conduct safety assessments (FMEA/HAZOP) to ensure hazardous system design and compliance with safety standards.
• Install, commission, and troubleshoot fluid systems; collaborate with facilities ops, EHS, automation, and procurement.

Skills

Fluids design

Hazardous materials

P&ID development

System modeling

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

Pipe-Flo

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Fluids Systems Engineer for the Solar Cell Factory to design, build, and optimize fluid systems delivering gases and chemicals in solar cell fabrication.

You will support vacuum deposition and etching while maintaining safe handling of hazardous materials in a high-volume manufacturing environment. You will collaborate with process engineers, installation teams, and facilities to ensure reliable delivery, test performance, and continuous improvements.