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Manufacturing Engineer, PCBA (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield Production
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $160kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

PCBA manufacturing engineer role within SpaceX Starshield to develop, manage, bring-up and improve PCBA manufacturing processes, design production lines, install/validate new equipment, and drive process improvements for high-volume PCBA production.

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 experience in one or more: 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:Manufacturing process ownershipPCBA/SMT manufacturing
Nice to have:Process capability analysis / gauge R&RQuality and process documentationDesign for manufacturability feedbackData analysisStatistical methods (DOE, SPC, Cp/Cpk, etc.)

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • stock or long-term cash incentives (availability may vary)
  • potential discretionary bonuses
  • discounts and other perks
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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