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Manufacturing Engineer, PCBA (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Prod Bastrop - V4/Ent. SMT
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

The Starlink PCBA Engineer role focuses on developing, managing, and improving PCBA manufacturing processes for in-house production, driving high-volume production, and collaborating with design and process teams to improve manufacturability, quality, and cost.

Responsibilities

  • Own and manage PCBA manufacturing 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
  • Use process capability analysis, gauge R&R, and other tools to lead new equipment selection
  • Design and implement systems to improve the safety of the PCBA production line
  • 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
  • Provide feedback to the engineering design team to improve design for manufacturability
  • Identify, root-cause, and correct SMT production and testing issues
  • Drive corrective actions and process improvements on owned processes and products

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas: manufacturing engineering, surface mount technology (SMT), accelerated testing, hardware debug/triage, design for reliability, or printed circuit board (PCB) design and layout (school and project experience will qualify)

Skills

Required:PCBA manufacturingManufacturing process managementNew product introduction (NPI)
Nice to have:Process capability analysisSMTData analysisCommunication
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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