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Sr. Supplier Development Engineer, Data Center (Starlink) - Memphis

SpaceX· Starlink - Supply Chain Engineering
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Bastrop, TX / Memphis, TN / Palo Alto, CAfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior supplier development engineer focused on data center hardware and Starlink initiatives, driving supplier development from concept to production and integrating rack-level to system-level designs with emphasis on reliability, availability, and serviceability for hyperscale data centers.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze data center hardware and processes from a first principles, physics-based approach with focus on data center hardware domain.
  • Own complex rack-level solutions and system-level design decisions across mechanical, electrical, power, thermal, networking, and software integration domains.
  • Lead the integration of Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS) principles into data center strategy and architecture to maximize uptime.
  • Experience in rack-level solution design and integration, switch/server experience, including compute (CPU-GPU), storage, or networking hardware integration.
  • Provide deep technical guidance on rack infrastructure including PDUs, cooling systems, airflow design, and high-density compute integration.
  • Apply reliability methods and thermal, mechanical, and electronic engineering to design accelerated test plans (design validation, burn-in, ESS, ORT).
  • Facilitate and lead design FMEA sessions to assess hardware risks and drive validation test plans and reliable design choices.
  • Develop hardware qualification criteria, collaborate on functional and reliability requirements, and drive system-level optimization for high-volume installation.
  • Direct supplier process modifications and approve first article inspection (FAI) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) reports.
  • Collaborate with design, materials, and infrastructure engineers to understand hardware components and drive root cause corrective action with suppliers.
  • Support procurement to strategically source parts by reviewing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems.
  • Create and define supplier technical and quality requirements based on reliability lessons learned to enable continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrate ownership, proactivity, technical excellence, creativity, self-direction, and courage.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics engineering or related field.
  • Minimum 2+ years of experience in data center hardware design, integration, or manufacturing.

Skills

Required:Rack-level solution designRAS integrationPDU & cooling systemsDesign for reliability testingFMEA facilitationPPAP/FAISupplier collaboration
Nice to have:Statistical analysis (DOE, JMP, Python)
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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