Senior Materials Engineer: Thrive in the Cutting-Edge Environment

2 days ago

Redmond, Washington, United States SpaceX Full time

About SpaceX

SpaceX was founded with a bold vision of enabling humanity to explore and inhabit space. As we continue to push the boundaries of innovation, we're seeking a highly skilled Senior Materials Engineer to join our Starlink team at our Redmond facility.

Estimated Salary: $145,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Description

As a Senior Materials Engineer on our Starlink team, you will be responsible for owning complex materials challenges of our satellite and ground infrastructure designs. You will regularly interface with engineering and production teams, as well as have hands-on responsibilities with flight hardware, ultimately ushering in the next era of connectivity.

Responsibilities:

  • Champion new material technologies for Starlink satellites from conceptualization through development, qualification, implementation, and production stabilization;
  • Work closely with partner teams on defining design criteria, evaluating tested material properties, and rolling out optimized solutions;
  • Solve technical challenges of significant scope, complexity, and ambiguity in specialties such as solar cell technologies, electronics packaging, space-survivable thermal control coatings, thermal interface materials, electronics components, optics materials, etc.;
  • Perform rigorous reliability testing of new material technologies and iterate as needed to ensure robustness and survivability in harsh environments and use cases;
  • Conduct root cause investigations of material-related failures with hands-on laboratory testing of flight hardware and raw material;
  • Participate in hardware design reviews to provide input on materials/processes in design, foresight on potential challenges, opportunities for simplification, and recommendations for innovative and cost-effective solutions;
  • Regularly perform satellite production process walk-downs and proactively identify opportunities for new material and/or process developments for improving reliability, rate, and yield;
  • Mentor peers and team members on technical problem-solving, decision-making, exercising good engineering judgment, etc.

Required Skills and Qualifications

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Materials Engineer with:

  • A Bachelor's degree in Material Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other related engineering discipline;
  • 5+ years of professional experience in electronic materials, solar cell technologies, space-survivable coatings, EEE packaging, RF-transparent materials, and/or joining technologies (bonding, welding, brazing, soldering);
  • Strong expertise in various manufacturing processes and how to design for high-volume manufacturability and assembly;
  • Experience with technical review of material processes and a sound understanding of the interaction between process variables and the resulting material performance;
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with enthusiasm for the team's spirit of innovation in cutting-edge technology;
  • Demonstrated track record of success in a rapidly growing, fast-paced environment;
  • Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills;
  • Strong ability to use data and analysis to make fast data-driven decisions;
  • Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones.

Benefits

As a member of our team, you'll enjoy:

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage;
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan;
  • Short and long-term disability insurance;
  • Life insurance;
  • Paid parental leave;
  • Variety of discounts and perks.

Others

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

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