Design for Manufacturing Engineer

2 days ago


Redmond, Washington, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Title: Design for Manufacturing Engineer - PCBA (Starlink)

At SpaceX, we are seeking a highly skilled Design for Manufacturing Engineer - PCBA (Starlink) to join our team. As a key member of our design and engineering team, you will be responsible for improving and maintaining quality requirements for the manufacturing of Starlink satellite and gateway PCBAs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with Manufacturing and Supplier Development Engineers to drive requirements for SMT process across satellite and gateway programs
  • Advocate and drive consolidation of SMT assembly requirements, aligning internal and external SMT products
  • Perform reviews of PCBs before release to address manufacturing issues such as thermal unbalancing, component breakout, and footprint design
  • Identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, and cost of manufacturing
  • Develop test vehicles to validate and propose new processes, particularly for new designs and new silicon
  • Drive corrective actions into designs based on manufacturing defects and yield issues

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or other STEM discipline
  • 1+ years of work experience in SMT processing and/or microelectronics packaging either from industry, research, internships, or academic projects

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Experience with reliability modeling of solder joints
  • Experience with automated PCB review software
  • Experience with Xpedition Design Software
  • Scripting and data analysis experience using Python, Excel, Matlab, or similar
  • Knowledge of supplier quality processes (production part approval process, advanced product quality planning, first article inspection reports, etc.)
  • Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods, e.g., design of experiments, Six Sigma, etc.

Additional Requirements:

  • Must be willing to do minimal travel
  • Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission-critical deadlines

Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

ITAR Requirements:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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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