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Lead Manufacturing Engineer (Starlink PCBA)

SpaceX· Starlink Prod Bastrop - V4/Ent. SMT
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Hybrid (Bastrop, TX)full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Lead Manufacturing Engineer for Starlink PCBA at SpaceX, responsible for leading the Starlink PCBA manufacturing team, driving high-volume production processes, DFM/DFT, and coordinating development and production activities across design and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of engineers and specialists for the Starlink PCBA manufacturing team
  • Responsible products and processes will include SMT, post-processing manufacturing processes, and testing
  • Responsible for implementing plug-and-play processes to production that are capable of high volume throughput (3M+ per year)
  • Align department initiatives with the goals and responsibilities of the manufacturing engineering team
  • Lead the overall manufacturing development strategy for the areas under ownership for key metrics: quality, delivery, and cost. Actively measure team’s performance against these metrics
  • Manage team’s technical documentation strategy and ensure records are up-to-date
  • Manage and mentor other manufacturing engineers and interns on the team. Evaluate project scope according to team’s skillset including labor and resourcing estimation
  • Responsible for team’s recruiting activities
  • Take direct ownership of the physical production layout, optimizing for material flow from material receiving through processes on the line
  • Manage strategy for production line tooling, inventory, training and build process and ensure all are updated according to the latest design configuration
  • Responsible for influencing design to increase product manufacturability
  • Drive design for test (DFT) best practices and design for manufacturing (DFM) with design engineers and test engineers
  • Identify automation opportunities and establish requirements as well as evaluating return on investment for each. Work with in-house resources or vendors as necessary to develop these solutions and implement on production line
  • Support production line with technical issues that cannot be addressed immediately on the line
  • Positively impact and improve every aspect of life at SpaceX through motivational leadership to drive the business forward

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of science in aerospace, mechanical, systems, electrical, or manufacturing engineering
  • 3+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience

Skills

Required:Team leadershipSMTPost-processingTestingDFx (DFM/DFT)DocumentationManufacturing strategyDesign feedback to engineering
Nice to have:AutomationProject management
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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