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Manager, PCBA SMT Production (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Prod Bastrop - V4/Ent. SMT
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Leader responsible for building and growing a new PCBA SMT production organization for Starlink hardware in Bastrop, TX, from startup to disciplined production, including developing the team, standards, and continuous improvement within a high-velocity manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team of supervisors, technicians, and production associates on a multi-shift schedule
  • Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record
  • Identify, recruit, and develop leadership and individual contributor talent
  • Develop onboarding and training material
  • Implement a development program to enhance the capability of all team members with a focus on manufacturing outputs, while improving quality and reducing lead time and cost
  • Establish operational standards and hold accountability to those standards
  • Partner with engineering teams on the startup and optimization of production equipment
  • Champion continuous improvement projects using relevant metrics and data sources
  • Ensure root causes for quality issues are identified and appropriate improvement actions are put in place
  • Monitor and communicate area status and risks to leadership
  • Foster a spirit of collaboration within and between departments

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM discipline; OR 4+ years of professional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
  • 3+ years of production operations or process development experience
  • 2+ years of experience in a leadership position

Skills

Required:Leadership and team buildingSafety program managementTraining and onboarding material developmentProduction operations and process developmentContinuous improvement
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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