The opportunity
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 enabling human life on Mars.
What you'll do
Own end-to-end supplier development and manufacturing bring-up for the: photovoltaic supply chain within the Starlink User Terminal Bill of Materials, spanning polysilicon, ingots, wafers, solar cells, and module integration
Engage early with suppliers on selection, equipment selection, and process: engineering to properly set up high-volume manufacturing programs by ensuring material and process corners are fully characterized and completed
Lead the bring-up of solar cell manufacturing lines while also supporting: upstream wafer, ingot, and polysilicon supply chain development to enable high-volume module output
Assess supplier manufacturing capabilities with strong emphasis on solar cell: fabrication processes including texturing, diffusion, passivation, anti-reflective coating, metallization, and cell testing, along with upstream silicon material processes
Lead new product introduction (NPI) activities, production part approval: process (PPAP), first article inspections (FAI), production rate ramps, and qualification campaigns to enable full-rate, high-volume manufacturing
Develop and execute robust qualification plans covering polysilicon purity,: ingot quality, wafer specifications, solar cell efficiency, reliability, and overall module performance
What they're looking for
- Implement artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for process control, defect: detection, yield optimization, and predictive analytics in solar cell manufacturing
- Create and standardize qualification protocols across the supply base,: including equipment buy-off checklists, factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), and consistent reliability demonstration methods
- Drive supplier performance improvement through Lean methodologies, supplier: scorecards, process audits, and systematic problem solving to deliver measurable gains in quality, yield, cost, and on-time delivery
- Perform reactive quality engineering support, including rapid containment,: root cause analysis using eight disciplines (8D) and five-whys (5-Why) methodologies, and corrective actions for quality escapes, field returns, and production issues
