Manufacturing Engineer, Solar (Starlink)

SpaceX • Redmond, WA

125d • $95,000 - $130,000

About The Position

SpaceX is developing a low latency, broadband internet system to meet the needs of consumers across the globe. Enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity, including those in rural communities and places where existing services are too expensive or unreliable. We are looking for talented, creative, and driven manufacturing engineers to drive manufacturing tools and processes, from initial concept development to full scale production, and will interact regularly with senior leadership during critical design phases. You will own the relationship between the engineering development and production teams. The success of Starlink depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, security, and user experience of the products that you deliver.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience working in a highly adaptive and iterative environment
• Proven excellence in a high volume commercial or automotive manufacturing environment
• Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing and scaling to high volume as part of a cross-functional team
• Experience with DOE, gage R&R and process qualifications
• Experience defining production data requirements and SPC
• Ability to design tooling for high volume manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience implementing automation into production processes
• Experience integrating electromechanical or lamination assemblies with both manual and automated processes
• Ability to develop and maintain high performing suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Experience with NX and Teamcenter
• Experience working with and defining requirements for ERP, MRP and MES systems

Responsibilities

• Design and implement electro-mechanical assembly and test processes
• Collaborate with the mechanical design team to incorporate design for manufacturability
• Lead prototype builds ensuring incremental milestones for the production development are met
• Ensure manufacturing systems are capable of hitting high volume rate, cost and quality targets
• Lead facilities development, floor layout, headcount requirements and material flow definition
• Identify tooling and hardware requirements, design and implement into production processes
• 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

Benefits

• Pay range: Manufacturing Engineer/Level I: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year
• Manufacturing Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year
• Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k)-retirement plan
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• 5 days of sick leave per year
• Company shuttles offered for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree