SpaceX

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Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Own and improve the high-throughput wet chemical texturing and preclean equipment used to manufacture silicon heterojunction solar cells for Starlink. Partner with process and facilities engineering to install, qualify, maintain, and scale tools for reliability and uptime, using experiments and data analysis to increase capacity and reduce variation. Lead preventive/predictive maintenance, root-cause analysis, and equipment performance metrics (OEE/MTBF/MTTR), ensuring cleanroom and safety standards while supporting production at very high volume.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Work with facilities and process engineering teams to install, qualify, maintain, and continuously improve high-throughput texturing and preclean equipment for heterojunction silicon solar cell manufacturing.
•Drive equipment reliability and uptime by running experiments and analyzing data to improve capacity (UPH), reduce tool-to-tool variation, and improve defect performance.
•Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spare parts programs, and tool matching protocols for high-volume manufacturing.
•Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions on equipment issues across chemical delivery systems, pumps, filtration, temperature control, robotics/automation, wet benches, and exhaust/abatement systems.
•Evaluate next-generation high-throughput texturing tools and work with vendors on design improvements, upgrades, and custom solutions for heterojunction solar cell requirements.

Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline.
•2+ years of hands-on experience owning and maintaining chemical process equipment in a high-volume semiconductor, solar manufacturing, or related environment.
•Experience handling flammable, toxic, corrosive, and/or hazardous chemicals and gases safely.
•Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support production and urgent equipment downtime situations.
•Ability to lift 25 lbs unassisted and work in cleanroom environments, moving between multiple production areas.

Experience:2+ yearsSemiconductorSolar manufacturingHigh-volume manufacturingCleanroomAerospaceChemical processing

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science

Skills:Root cause analysisData analysisProject managementCross-functional collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:JMPMinitabOEEMTBFMTTR

Eligibility

Security Clearance:ITAR

Company Brief

SpaceX

Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2002

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

1 day ago

Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Work with facilities and process engineering teams to install, qualify, maintain, and continuously improve high-throughput texturing and preclean equipment for heterojunction silicon solar cell manufacturing.
•Drive equipment reliability and uptime by running experiments and analyzing data to improve capacity (UPH), reduce tool-to-tool variation, and improve defect performance.
•Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spare parts programs, and tool matching protocols for high-volume manufacturing.
•Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions on equipment issues across chemical delivery systems, pumps, filtration, temperature control, robotics/automation, wet benches, and exhaust/abatement systems.
•Evaluate next-generation high-throughput texturing tools and work with vendors on design improvements, upgrades, and custom solutions for heterojunction solar cell requirements.

Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline.
•2+ years of hands-on experience owning and maintaining chemical process equipment in a high-volume semiconductor, solar manufacturing, or related environment.
•Experience handling flammable, toxic, corrosive, and/or hazardous chemicals and gases safely.
•Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support production and urgent equipment downtime situations.
•Ability to lift 25 lbs unassisted and work in cleanroom environments, moving between multiple production areas.

Experience:2+ yearsSemiconductorSolar manufacturingHigh-volume manufacturingCleanroomAerospaceChemical processing

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science

Skills:Root cause analysisData analysisProject managementCross-functional collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:JMPMinitabOEEMTBFMTTR

Eligibility

Security Clearance:ITAR

Company Brief

SpaceX

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2002

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn