Solar Cell Manufacturing Engineer – Ramp to Full-Rate

SpaceX; Texas; Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SpaceX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Solar Cells (Starlink) to own solar cell production processes from pilot to full-rate manufacturing. You will drive line uptime, yield, and cost targets while collaborating with design, equipment, supply chain, and production teams.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on hardware experience in high-volume settings, CAD tool proficiency, and a track record of process improvement and automation for fast-paced aerospace-style production environments.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• 1+ years of experience designing, building, manufacturing, or testing hardware (internship experience is applicable).
• Experience in high-volume or medium-volume manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Design, commission, and qualify production processes and equipment for solar cell manufacturing, from pilot builds through full-rate production
• Lead the production ramp by working through multi-disciplinary issues to hit volume, yield, and cost targets
• Drive yield, uptime, and rate improvements to hit program targets (OEE)
• Lead prototype and engineering builds, ensuring incremental milestones for production development are met
• Provide feedback to the design and process teams to improve design for manufacturability and process robustness
• Collaborate with equipment engineering, supply chain, production technicians, and quality to keep processes stable and solve production problems quickly
• Identify and establish requirements for automation opportunities, and evaluate them for return on investment
• Manage work instructions, process documentation, and training for owned processes
• Drive corrective actions, root cause analysis, and process improvements on owned processes and products
• Use process and equipment data to find bottlenecks, cut scrap, and put preventive actions in place that protect rate and yield

Conocimientos

High-volume manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

Process optimization

Programming (Python, MATLAB, PLC)

Root cause analysis

FMEA

Quality systems

SPC

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety practices

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Herramientas

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Descripción del empleo

SpaceX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for Solar Cells (Starlink) to own solar cell production processes from pilot to full-rate manufacturing. You will drive line uptime, yield, and cost targets while collaborating with design, equipment, supply chain, and production teams.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on hardware experience in high-volume settings, CAD tool proficiency, and a track record of process improvement and automation for fast-paced aerospace-style production environments.