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Sr. Water Treatment Engineer, Solar Cell Factory (Starlink)

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

About the role

Senior Water Treatment Engineer responsible for design, commissioning, build, and operations of ultrapure water and wastewater systems for SpaceX Starlink solar cell manufacturing facilities.

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 and engineering, EHS, facilities construction and maintenance teams, regulatory bodies, OEM equipment manufacturers, and supplier representatives
  • 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
  • 5+ 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 process water treatmentPFDs, P&IDs, CAD drawingsRegulatory compliance
Nice to have:Process optimization and continuous improvement
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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