Manufacturing Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)

<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of&nbsp;enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">MANUFACTURING&nbsp;ENGINEER,&nbsp;AI SATELLITES&nbsp;(STARMIND)</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">SpaceX is&nbsp;leveraging&nbsp;its experience deploying and&nbsp;operating&nbsp;the world’s largest satellite constellation to develop&nbsp;Starmind, a new constellation of satellites capturing solar energy in space to power low-cost, high-performance AI compute for Earth. Realizing this vision demands&nbsp;highly reliable,&nbsp;high-performance&nbsp;electrical&nbsp;compute&nbsp;hardware, solar power systems, thermal radiators, and more. These systems must&nbsp;operate&nbsp;in the extreme environment of space while delivering the connectivity, control, power distribution, and processing needed for orbital AI inference.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The&nbsp;Starmind&nbsp;team designs, builds, and&nbsp;operates&nbsp;the orbital compute fabric of the future. We develop&nbsp;nearly every&nbsp;key piece of technology in house – from the satellites’ flight computers and power systems to the fully custom compute electronics, memory, and networking that form the brain of our on-orbit data centers. As a Manufacturing Engineer on the&nbsp;Starmind&nbsp;team,&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;have ownership over the entire manufacturing line for the hardware that enables advanced on-orbit AI processing and data center workloads. Your work spans the assembly, integration, and testing of industry-leading compute electronics, memory, and networking&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;achieve required domain sizes and processing workloads.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">RESPONSIBILITIES</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own the development and optimization of high-rate manufacturing for satellite </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own the full lifecycle of equipment specification, validation, and process development— including device modeling, characterization of performance metrics, and materials failure analysis. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Build supply chains for wafers, gases, chemicals, and equipment for solar cell manufacturing. Define incoming acceptance criteria for materials (e.g.&nbsp;silicon wafers, conductive pastes). </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Address material and process challenges in panel-level packaging while spearheading the development of next-generation dielectric materials to improve packaging performance and scalability. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Specify and implement in-process metrology tools for quality control. Design wafer-level test structures to evaluate material/electronic properties. Integrate simulation tools with experimental data to guide and drive targeted improvements via material or process changes. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Drive end-to-end material and process R&amp;D programs, from concept through product implementation, to drive cost down,