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 silicon, wafer, and packaging: portfolio within the Starlink User Terminal Bill of Materials, spanning strategic supplier selection, new product introduction, 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
Provide technology guidance to cross-functional teams on front-end process: node selection such as 7 nanometer, 5 nanometer, and 3 nanometer complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technologies, as well as back-end packaging technologies including flip-chip bumping, wafer-level packaging, fan-out, 2.5D and 3D integration, and system-in-package solutions
Assess supplier manufacturing capabilities across front-end and back-end: processes, including wafer fabrication capacity, process stability, equipment suitability, process windows, yield learning, and overall technical readiness for high-volume silicon production including wafer fabrication, dicing, bumping, assembly, and packaging
Lead new product introduction activities, production part approval process,: first article inspections, production rate ramps, and reliability campaigns to enable full-rate, high-volume manufacturing of wafers and packaged devices
Develop and execute robust qualification plans covering front-end, back-end,: and test, including wafer-level reliability testing, package qualification, high temperature operating life testing, highly accelerated stress testing, thermal cycling, electromigration testing, and full silicon test coverage validation
What they're looking for
- Create and standardize qualification protocols across the silicon supply: base, including equipment buy-off checklists, factory acceptance tests, site acceptance tests, and consistent reliability demonstration methods for both wafer foundries and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test suppliers
- Drive supplier performance improvement through Lean methodologies, supplier: scorecards, process audits, and systematic problem solving to deliver measurable gains in quality, cost, yield, and on-time delivery
- Perform reactive quality engineering support, including rapid containment,: root cause analysis using eight disciplines and five-whys 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
