Lead Manufacturing Engineer (starlink PCB Production)

Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Starlink Pcb Production)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

Lead a team of manufacturing engineers & specialists responsible for development of manufacturing processes for Starlink hardware

Develop production processes and controls to ensure highly reliable and repeatable PCB output

Implement plug-and-play processes to production that are capable of high-volume throughput (>1M+ per year)

Lead 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

Recruit, manage, and mentor other manufacturing engineers and interns on the team

Evaluate project scope according to team's skillset including labor and resourcing estimation

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

Influence 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 new development projects

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

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

2+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience

1+ years of direct leadership experience or project leadership scope

Master's degree in an engineering discipline

Previous experience leading team of high performing engineers and/or specialists

Experience in engineering and/or engineering leadership in a high volume manufacturing environment

Experience in high-volume chemical manufacturing or processing

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 integrating electromechanical assemblies with both manual and automated processes

Experience with NX and Teamcenter

Experience working with and defining requirements for ERP, MRP and MES systems

Willing and able to work extended hours and/or weekends with minimal notification to meet critical deadlines

Able to travel between Hawthorne, CA and Bastrop, TX – up to 25%