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Manufacturing Engineer, Optical Fiber (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Satellite Integration and Test
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Redmond, WAfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Manufacturing Engineer for Optical Fiber to develop manufacturing and test processes for optical fiber assemblies, from NPI to high-volume manufacturing, and to improve optical fiber reliability.

Responsibilities

  • Manage new product introduction and develop production processes for optical fiber assemblies
  • Design and implement development and production test procedures for optical fiber assemblies to improve reliability
  • Work with manufacturers and suppliers to implement process improvements to improve optical fiber reliability
  • Drive corrective actions and process improvements on owned processes and products
  • Lead investigation on non-conforming hardware to determine root cause and implement reliability improvements
  • Collaborate with design teams and provide design feedback to improve manufacturability and reliability
  • Identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, and cost of manufacturability

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, materials science, physics, or other engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of professional mechanical/electromechanical design, analysis, testing, and/or manufacturing (internships/co-ops and club projects can apply)

Skills

Required:Optical fiber testing (insertion loss, return loss)Optical fiber technologiesManufacturing process development
Nice to have:Fiber harness manufacturing techniquesStatistical analyses / statistical process control

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation and holidays (3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year)
  • employee stock/long-term incentives and stock purchase plan
  • shuttle service from select Seattle locations to Redmond office
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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