SpaceX

2 months ago

Supplier Development Engineer, Silicon (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Drive end-to-end supplier development for Starlink’s silicon and packaging portfolio, from strategic supplier selection and new product introduction through high-volume production scaling and reactive quality support. Provide guidance on front-end nodes (7nm/5nm/3nm) and back-end packaging tech, assess supplier capabilities, and ensure on-time delivery while collaborating with SpaceX engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to enable high-volume silicon production.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Product Management

Key Responsibilities

•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

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, materials science, semiconductor physics, or other engineering discipline
•1+ years of industry experience in silicon engineering (front-end wafer fabrication, back-end packaging and assembly, or silicon test)

Experience:1+ yearsSemiconductorSiliconStarlink

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:7nm5nm3nmFlip-chipWafer-level packagingFan-out2.5D3DSystem-in-packageWafer fabricationDicingBumpingAssemblyPackagingMinitabSix Sigma

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

2 months ago

Supplier Development Engineer, Silicon (Starlink)

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 7 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Product Management

Key Responsibilities

•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

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, materials science, semiconductor physics, or other engineering discipline
•1+ years of industry experience in silicon engineering (front-end wafer fabrication, back-end packaging and assembly, or silicon test)

Experience:1+ yearsSemiconductorSiliconStarlink

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:7nm5nm3nmFlip-chipWafer-level packagingFan-out2.5D3DSystem-in-packageWafer fabricationDicingBumpingAssemblyPackagingMinitabSix Sigma

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