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Sr. NPI Engineer – PCBA Manufacturing – Starlink
| Company | SpaceX |
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| Location | Redmond, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $130000 – $180000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
- 5+ years of professional experience working in SMT or PCBA process engineering
Responsibilities
- Manage new product introduction of PCBA assemblies, working closely with design engineers and process specialists. Developing and qualifying manufacturing processes.
- Drive design feedback to improve manufacturability of PCBAs.
- Manage work instructions, process documentation, and training
- Identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, and cost of manufacturability
- Lead efforts to uncover root-cause and develop a permanent resolution on issues found during initial development builds
- Support the transition of products from development to volume production and identify continuous improvement opportunities for yield, performance, and cost
- Prepare and maintain documentation required to ensure efficient production. Participate in design reviews to conduct DFM and DFT recommendations with innovative and cost-effective solutions
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands on experience with optimizing SMT pick and place, reflow oven, conformal coating, or through hole soldering systems
- High volume production experience (consumer goods, automotive, etc.)
- Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods such as experiment design
- Knowledge of IPC manufacturing standards
- Experience with SQL, Python
- Experience with Six Sigma
- Experience with basic failure analysis tools and methods (X-ray, cross-section, polishing)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and use data to drive systemic improvements
- Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere
