Solar Cell Factory Mechanical Engineer: Automation & Design

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Solar Cell Factory Mechanical Engineer to design, build, and optimize mechanical and automation systems for solar cell manufacturing equipment and material movement. You will own subsystems from conception through high-volume production, applying FMEA and reliability modeling to minimize risk and maximize efficiency.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, CAD/FEA experience, and 1+ years in mechanical/electromechanical design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience with CAD and FEA software packages.
• 1+ years of professional experience with mechanical/electromechanical design, analysis, testing, and/or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• 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 equipment uptime metrics; identify bottlenecks and implement preventive measures such as predictive maintenance schedules.
• Evaluate and select equipment suppliers; oversee installation, commissioning, and ongoing performance to ensure target rate, yield and uptime.

Skills

Detail-oriented

System ownership

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

CAD

FEA

NX (3D CAD)

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Solar Cell Factory Mechanical Engineer to design, build, and optimize mechanical and automation systems for solar cell manufacturing equipment and material movement. You will own subsystems from conception through high-volume production, applying FMEA and reliability modeling to minimize risk and maximize efficiency.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, CAD/FEA experience, and 1+ years in mechanical/electromechanical design.