Hardware Development Engineer, PCBA (STARLINK)
SpaceX· Starlink Satellite PCB Production Engineering
Redmond, WA$105k - $145kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Hardware Development Engineer focused on PCBA manufacturing for Starlink, responsible for managing PCBA processes, leading volume production, NPI, documentation, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced SpaceX environment in Redmond, WA.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage PCBA processes and PCBA products for in-house production
- Drive processes for volume production of PCBA including manufacturing execution, nonconforming product management, configuration management, traceability tracking, and process control
- Manage new product introduction of PCBA assemblies, working closely with design engineers, and process specialists
- Manage work instructions, process documentation, and training
- Track schedule, work-in-progress levels, and defect rates of owned products
- Identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, and cost of manufacturability
- Drive corrective actions and process improvements on owned processes and products
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, software, industrial, electrical, or other engineering discipline
- 1+ years of professional experience in at least one of: manufacturing process, SMT, accelerated testing, design for reliability, or PCB design and layout
Skills
Required:PCBA manufacturingSMTprocess documentationdata analysis
Nice to have:SQLPythonSix Sigmafailure analysis
Benefits
- Long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
- Discretionary bonuses
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- disability and life insurance
- paid parental leave
- paid vacation (3 weeks)
- 10+ paid holidays per year
- paid sick time in Washington State
- Company shuttles for commute from select Seattle locations to Redmond office
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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