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Production Supervisor, Silicon Assembly (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Production - Silicon Assembly
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Bastrop, TXPosted 2mo ago

About the role

Production Supervisor leading and scaling high-performance teams responsible for insourcing custom integrated circuits and packages—from rapid prototyping through high-volume production—in a fast-paced cleanroom environment for Starlink hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of manufacturing specialists, technicians, and equipment maintenance personnel accountable for process development, product qualification, reliability, and high-volume ramp of silicon packages and flight/consumer hardware
  • Own safety performance, ensuring all team members follow safety policies and receive required environmental, health, and safety training
  • Develop and mentor team members through training, performance management, career progression, hiring, and discipline
  • Drive continuous improvement using Lean principles, Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, and other tools to eliminate waste, reduce cycle time, lower costs, and improve throughput and quality
  • Develop and execute daily production plans, prioritize work based on customer commitments, manpower, equipment capacity, and material availability
  • Analyze production data, resolve operational issues, and lead root cause analysis (5Why, 8D, A3)
  • Take corrective actions to maintain quality and meet customer requirements
  • Partner with engineering and process leaders on design for manufacturability, process standardization, and variation reduction
  • Act as the primary technical decision-maker for the team on production, efficiency, and personnel matters

Qualifications

  • Associate’s degree and 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing/test environment OR 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing/test environment in lieu of a degree
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with safety-critical systems, mechanical assemblies, automated equipment, and multi-axis heavy equipment
  • 3+ years of formal team leadership experience

Skills

Required:Safety leadershipTeam leadershipLean manufacturingRoot cause analysisProduction planningProcess improvementQuality managementData analysis
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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