Mechanical Process Engineer, PCB (Starlink/Starmind)
SpaceX· Starlink Production Bastrop - PCB Engineering
Bastrop, TXfull-timePosted 5mo ago
About the role
Mechanical engineer leading production processes for PCB manufacturing at Starlink, responsible for developing and implementing equipment, tooling, and process technologies to scale high-volume PCB production, including design, installation, commissioning, ramp, and optimization.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain new and/or improved manufacturing processes, equipment, technologies, and facilities; examples could include laser and mechanical CNC drilling machines, advanced inductive lamination machines, plasma etching chambers, screen printing and inkjet printing adhesives, automation cells, copper etching and plating lines, etc.
- Analyze production processes and machinery from a first principles, physics-based approach
- Lead Design of Experiments (DOE) to establish a stable and robust process that can be handed off to production personnel; perform defect characterization and analysis to determine root cause and develop action plans to improve yields
- Develop project plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis for implementation of new processes or machines
- Own and perform machine activation and testing with a small team of engineers and technicians
- Solve technical and emergent issues from manufacturing (part quality, machine reliability, process instability, etc.)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience with fluids, mechanical, electromechanical design, and/or analysis (internship or project team experience is applicable)
Skills
Required:Engineering fundamentals for PCB manufacturingDesign of Experiments (DOE)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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