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 for the WiFi router and wireless module: portfolio within the Starlink User Terminal Bill of Materials, spanning strategic supplier selection, new product introduction (NPI), qualification, production ramp, and reactive quality support
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
Assess supplier manufacturing capabilities, process controls, and technical: readiness for high-volume production of WiFi routers, including printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for radio frequency (RF) circuits, antenna integration and tuning, radio frequency (RF) shielding, thermal solutions, and automated testing systems
Lead new product introduction (NPI) activities, production part approval: process (PPAP), first article inspections (FAI), production rate ramps, and reliability campaigns to enable full-rate, high-volume manufacturing
Develop and execute robust qualification plans tailored to WiFi routers,: including radio frequency (RF) conducted and radiated testing, over-the-air (OTA) throughput validation, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) performance verification, beamforming calibration, thermal throttling assessment, and electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC) compliance
Create and standardize qualification protocols across the WiFi router supply: base, including equipment buy-off checklists, factory acceptance tests (FAT), site acceptance tests (SAT), and consistent reliability demonstration methods
What they're looking for
- Drive supplier performance improvement through Lean methodologies, supplier: scorecards, process audits, and systematic problem solving to deliver measurable gains in quality, cost, and on-time delivery
- Perform root cause analysis and lead corrective actions for quality issues,: with focus on common WiFi router failure modes such as radio frequency (RF) desense, antenna detuning, signal degradation due to poor shielding, thermal-induced WiFi instability, packet error rate increases, and interference from power electronics
- 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
- Own on-time delivery of qualification and production ramp activities while: continuously monitoring field performance, reacting quickly to issues, and feeding lessons learned from field data back to design and process engineering teams for iterative product and process improvement
