Manufacturing Engineer, Injection Molding (Starlink)
SpaceX· Starlink Prod Bastrop - V4/Ent. Assembly Eng.
Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Manufacturing Engineer responsible for sustaining and ramping plastic injection molding production lines for Starlink hardware, including process development, HPF layout, safety, tooling, automation, DFT/DFM collaboration, and cross-functional execution.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for development of plastic injection molding manufacturing processes for Starlink hardware
- Responsible for the development of the injection molding process through parameter optimization, DOE experiments, and trials that will lead to a robust process
- Responsible for implementing plug-and-play processes to production that are capable of high volume throughput (1M+ per year)
- Take direct ownership of the physical production layout, optimizing for material flow from material receiving through processes on the line
- Identify and implement safety improvement projects
- Manage strategy for production line tooling, inventory, training, and build process and ensure all are updated according to the latest design configuration
- Drive design for test (DFT) best practices and design for manufacturing (DFM) with design engineers and test engineers
- Identify automation opportunities and establish requirements as well as evaluating return on investment for each
- Work with in-house resources or vendors as necessary to develop these solutions and implement on production line
- Support production line with technical issues that cannot be addressed immediately on the line
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
- 1+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment via professional work experience, project/research-based student experience, or a combination of both
Skills
Required:Plastic injection moldingDesign for manufacturing (DFM)
Nice to have:Design for test (DFT)DOE (design of experiments)Automation assessment/implementation
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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