Hardware Development Engineer, PCBA Manufacturing (Starlink)
SpaceX· Starlink Prod Bastrop - V4/Ent. SMT
Bastrop, TXfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Hardware-focused role within SpaceX's Starlink program to develop, manage, and improve PCBA manufacturing processes and related systems for high-volume production, ensuring quality, traceability, and manufacturability.
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: manufacturing engineering, SMT, accelerated testing, hardware debug/triage, design for reliability, or PCB design and layout
Skills
Required:manufacturing engineeringSMTdesign for manufacturability
Nice to have:process capability analysisdata analysisSix SigmaX-ray/cailure analysis toolsSQLPythoncommunicationteamwork
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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