Materials Engineer Position

2 days ago

Redmond, Washington, United States SpaceX Full time

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Materials Scientist to join our Starlink team at SpaceX in Redmond, WA.

This position will be responsible for owning the solution of 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.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in materials science, engineering, or a related field, and a proven track record of success in a rapidly growing, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Champion new material technologies for Starlink satellites from conceptualization through development, qualification, implementation, and production stabilization.
  • 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; drive down root cause to first principles of materials physics.
  • 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; develop ROI analyses for new project proposals.
  • Mentor peers and team members on technical problem solving, decision making, exercising good engineering judgment, etc; be a point of escalation for blockers and encourage cross-team collaboration when solving technical challenges.
  • Collaborate closely with supply chain and production teams on root cause investigating materials-related issues of current products.
  • Develop and publish material design allowables as part of material technology ownership; ensure property development accurately captures loads and environments of use cases.

Qualifications:

  • 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).

Compensation:

The estimated salary range for this position is $125,000 - $175,000 per year. Additionally, you may be eligible for long-term incentives, 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.

Benefits:

  • 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year

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