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Supplier Development Engineer, PCB (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink - Electronic Sourcing
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Redmond, WA$100k - $115kPosted 7mo ago

About the role

SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for the Starlink program to develop, drive, and maintain PCB supplier performance from concept through full scale production. The role is cross-functional, collaborating with design, R&D, procurement, hardware reliability, and manufacturing to ensure continuity of supply and quality for Starlink PCBs.

Responsibilities

  • Own continuity of supply for printed circuit boards (PCBs) on the Starlink program
  • Collaborate with design, R&D, commercial supply chain, hardware reliability, and production teams to manage suppliers and deliver world class products for our customers
  • Support procurement team to strategically source parts matched with supplier capabilities by reviewing and assessing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems
  • Identify, audit, and onboard new suppliers
  • Develop and implement supplier technical requirements and quality flow downs to meet hardware manufacturing needs
  • Implement and monitor production part approval process (PPAP) with selected suppliers to enable rate production
  • Ensure qualification and reliability activities at suppliers are in line with requirements
  • Develop and approve process controls to control critical characteristics
  • Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and opportunities for defects
  • Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and pinpoint systemic performance gaps to drive supplier improvement plans
  • Provide feedback to suppliers as appropriate on manufacturing methods, with a specific focus on eliminating costs, reducing cycle times, and increasing yields
  • Function as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues and to provide technical support
  • Drive supplier root cause failure analysis and corrective actions associated with any quality gaps, escapes, or containments
  • Lead projects and present reports to internal teams, management, and/or suppliers
  • Act as internal owner of supplier’s statistical process control (SPC), yield improvement activities, new tool/process qualification, and performance in terms of quality, efficiency, and cost

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • Experience with printed circuit boards (PCBs), engineering laminates, electrochemical processes, and/or microelectronics fabrication (school projects, clubs, or internship experience is applicable)

Skills

Required:Bachelor’s degree in engineeringPCB/PCBA knowledgeCommunication and presentation
Nice to have:Supplier quality processesStatistical methodsProblem solving (8D)

Benefits

  • Company stock or stock options, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick time in Washington State
  • Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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