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Sr. Process Engineer, Industrial Water Treatment (Starlink)

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

About the role

Senior process engineer responsible for activating, qualifying, optimizing, and ensuring the consistency of ultrapure process water operations to support Starlink manufacturing (PCB, silicon packaging, and solar cell manufacturing). Owns development, implementation, and operationalization of equipment, facilities, tooling, and process technologies 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 and engineering, 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
  • 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 operationsMechanical and fluid system designLaboratory data interpretationProject planning and cost analysis
Nice to have:Lean manufacturing
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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