Starlink Supplier Development Engineer - Silicon Packaging

Spacex; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) plan

Company shuttle

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for Silicon & Packaging to support Starlink. You will own continuity of supply for IC packaging hardware used in Starlink satellites, collaborating with design, R&D, and manufacturing to ensure supplier capability and quality.

You will review fabrication and assembly processes, drive supplier sourcing strategies, and lead root-cause analysis for supplier issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of experience with electronic packaged part manufacturing.
• 3+ years in one of: supply chain engineering, supplier development/quality, process engineering, manufacturing, or design engineering.

Responsibilities

• Own continuity of supply and improve quality, cost, delivery, and capacity metrics for IC packaging hardware used in Starlink satellites.
• Collaborate with design, R&D, and manufacturing teams to understand design intent and supplier capabilities.
• Review and approve substrate fabrication, assembly processes, and quality plans.
• Support procurement to strategically source parts based on supplier competencies.
• Identify and onboard new suppliers and define supplier requirements for NPI and production.

Skills

Electronic packaging

Supplier development

Supply chain engineering

Process engineering

Manufacturing

Design engineering

PPAP

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Excel

Minitab

SQL

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for Silicon & Packaging to support Starlink. You will own continuity of supply for IC packaging hardware used in Starlink satellites, collaborating with design, R&D, and manufacturing to ensure supplier capability and quality.

You will review fabrication and assembly processes, drive supplier sourcing strategies, and lead root-cause analysis for supplier issues.