Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Starlink PCBA)

SpaceX•Bastrop, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Lead Manufacturing Engineer of Starlink PCBA production at SpaceX, you will have the opportunity to utilize your knowledge, experience, and creativity to develop novel solutions at the cutting edge of technology. You will own the relationship between our development and production teams. You will provide input into the design and development of new and existing hardware and take a lead role in manufacturing on our current and next generation Starlink products and AI compute.

Requirements

Bachelor of science in aerospace, mechanical, systems, electrical, or manufacturing engineering
3+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in an engineering discipline
Previous experience leading team of high performing engineers and/or specialists
Experience with the design and manufacturing of high reliability electronics assemblies
Technically well-rounded and displays a proficiency in electronics manufacturing techniques, processes and equipment including a strong working knowledge of EEE piece parts, PCB, PCBA, lamination, electromechanical, test
Ability to develop and maintain high performing suppliers and contract manufacturers
Experience working in a highly adaptive and iterative environment
Experience implementing automation into production processes
Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing and scaling to high volume as part of a cross-functional team
Experience with design of experiments, gauge repeatability and reproducibility, and process qualifications
Experience defining production data requirements and statistical process control
Experience working with and defining requirements for ERP, MES systems
Ability to work well in an integrated team including daily interactions with technicians, engineers and managers

Responsibilities

Lead a team of engineers and specialists for the Starlink PCBA manufacturing team
Responsible products and processes will include SMT, post-processing manufacturing processes, and testing
Responsible for implementing plug-and-play processes to production that are capable of high volume throughput (3M+ per year)
Align department initiatives with the goals and responsibilities of the manufacturing engineering team
Lead the overall manufacturing development strategy for the areas under ownership for key metrics: quality, delivery, and cost. Actively measure team’s performance against these metrics
Manage team’s technical documentation strategy and ensure records are up-to-date
Manage and mentor other manufacturing engineers and interns on the team. Evaluate project scope according to team’s skillset including labor and resourcing estimation
Responsible for team’s recruiting activities
Take direct ownership of the physical production layout, optimizing for material flow from material receiving through processes on the line
Manage strategy for production line tooling, inventory, training and build process and ensure all are updated according to the latest design configuration
Responsible for influencing design to increase product manufacturability
Drive design for test (DFT) best practices and design for manufacturing (DFM) with design engineers and test engineers
Identify automation opportunities and establish requirements as well as evaluating return on investment for each. Work with in-house resources or vendors as necessary to develop these solutions and implement on production line
Support production line with technical issues that cannot be addressed immediately on the line
Positively impact and improve every aspect of life at SpaceX through motivational leadership to drive the business forward