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Water Treatment Engineer, Solar Cell Factory (Starlink)

SpaceX· AI Satellite Solar Engineering
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Water Treatment Engineer role supporting SpaceX Starlink solar cell manufacturing, responsible for design, commissioning, build, and operations of ultrapure water and wastewater systems for high-volume production.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate extreme ownership in the construction, activation, and operation of a new commercial ultrapure process water treatment facility
  • Design, implement, and productionize mechanical and fluid systems that meet SpaceX and regulatory requirements
  • Interpret lab analysis, data streams, and operator feedback to effectively maintain safe and effective plant operations
  • Develop, implement, maintain, and improve operational procedures, methods, and process equipment
  • Form strong partnerships with internal and external counterparts including manufacturing operations, EHS, facilities, regulatory bodies, OEMs, and suppliers
  • Identify and champion continuous improvement projects
  • Develop project plans, budgets, and cost/benefit analysis for implementation of new processes or machines
  • Monitor and communicate area status and risks

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering, math, or science discipline
  • 1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment or with fluids/mechanical/electromechanical design and analysis (internship or project team experience is applicable)

Skills

Required:Ultrapure water treatmentProcess interpretationPFDs, P&IDs, CAD drawings
Nice to have:Regulatory complianceLean manufacturing
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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