Senior Packaging Engineer, Thermal Materials
SpaceX
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
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Sr. Process Engineer - Wafer Level Assembly, AI Satellites (Starmind) joins the Starmind team to develop high-performance electrical compute hardware and solar power systems for orbital AI inference. This role involves owning the full lifecycle of advanced packaging through board assembly process development, including requirements capture, materials selection, prototyping, manufacturing, and failure analysis. The engineer will manage equipment specification, qualification, and ramp while building supply chains for die, packages, components, chemicals, and equipment. Key responsibilities include implementing in-process metrology tools, integrating simulation data with experimental results, and leading R&D programs to improve reliability and cost efficiency. Required skills include a degree in chemical, materials, or mechanical engineering and experience in microelectronics manufacturing. Preferred expertise includes robotics, automation, scripting tools like MATLAB or JMP, precision assemblies, and familiarity with cleanroom practices and manufacturing methodologies like PFMEA and SPC.
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Median $154500 from 30 postings across 6 companies.
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