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SMT Specialist - 2nd Shift

SpaceX· Starlink Production - SMT
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Redmond, WA$34k - $40kfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

SMT Specialist responsible for managing and maintaining SMT equipment, designing fixtures, training technicians, and driving process improvements to enable SpaceX’s high-rate, high-quality PCBA production for Starlink program.

Responsibilities

  • Execute new product introduction builds across all work centers
  • Assist with initial PCBA line setup, facility requests, and programming of equipment
  • Program, load, and operates automated equipment
  • Design custom fixtures for PCBA to ensure efficient process flow
  • Train technicians to run/troubleshoot complex machines
  • Triage non-conforming product and drives resolution and preventative actions
  • Resolve production issues while ensuring design integrity, product quality, and delivery timelines
  • Perform process development and validation on new models in extremely aggressive timelines
  • Ensure the successful transition of a product’s development
  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities for yield, performance, and cost
  • Define maintenance schedules and support activities
  • Optimize and configure processes and equipment for building surface mount electronics assemblies
  • Perform design of experiments (DOE) to optimize SMT process yield
  • Specify equipment requirements for new PCBA build processes
  • Develop design for manufacturability (DFM) guidelines for PCBA designs
  • Provide solutions to streamline space-grade circuit board assembly and test processes which may include flying probe, AOI, and functional testing, reflow soldering, selective soldering, and conformal coating
  • Resolve production issues on the spot while ensuring design integrity allowing us to stay on schedule
  • Facilitate a close relationship with the engineering team during design, build, and test to provide design feedback

Qualifications

  • > High school diploma or equivalency certificate and 2+ years of experience working in SMT or PCBA process engineering; OR bachelor's degree in an engineering, math or science discipline

Skills

Required:SMT/PCBA process engineeringEquipment programming and operationFixture design
Nice to have:J-STD-001 Class 2, IPC-A-610 Class 2DOE

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives, including stock or stock options, and potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short & long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Shuttle service from select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office (Mon-Fri)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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