SpaceX
Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)
About this role
SpaceX seeks a Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer to own and optimize wet chemical processing equipment for silicon heterojunction solar cell manufacturing at Starlink's facility in Bastrop, TX. You'll ensure equipment reliability, uptime, and scalability while partnering with process engineers to support high-volume production for satellite and deep-space missions.
What you'll do
- Install, qualify, maintain, and improve high-throughput texturing and preclean equipment for solar cell manufacturing
- Drive equipment reliability and uptime through experiments, data analysis, and capacity optimization to reduce defects and tool variation
- Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spare parts programs, and tool matching protocols
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions on equipment-related issues including chemical delivery, pumps, and filtration systems
- Work with facilities and process engineering teams to scale production and meet volume goals
- Monitor equipment performance metrics and implement continuous improvements
What they're looking for
- Wet chemical processing equipment expertise
- Equipment reliability and uptime optimization
- Root cause analysis and troubleshooting
- Preventive and predictive maintenance
- Data analysis and statistical methods
- Chemical delivery systems and pump technology
- Manufacturing process scaling
- Cross-functional collaboration
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience with wet chemical processing equipment and what types of systems you've supported.
- How would you approach diagnosing and resolving a sudden increase in defects across multiple texturing tools?