Cleanroom Technician - Microelectronics (Starlink)

SpaceX
Redmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 27 - 45 hourlyFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: high_schoolSkills: ["Attention to detail","Communication","Problem-solving","Organization","Initiative"]

Join SpaceX’s Starlink SMT team as a Microelectronics Technician in a fast-paced cleanroom environment. You will operate, calibrate, and maintain microelectronics equipment, manufacture high-precision RF components, verify processes with advanced metrology, and collaborate with engineers and technicians to meet production targets in a startup-style setting.

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4 months ago

Cleanroom Technician - Microelectronics (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Join SpaceX’s Starlink SMT team as a Microelectronics Technician in a fast-paced cleanroom environment. You will operate, calibrate, and maintain microelectronics equipment, manufacture high-precision RF components, verify processes with advanced metrology, and collaborate with engineers and technicians to meet production targets in a startup-style setting.
Location: Redmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Key Responsibilities

  • •Operate, maintain, and calibrate microelectronics equipment (die bonders, wire bonders, AOI machines, and more) in an ESD-controlled cleanroom environment, emphasizing detail, accuracy, precision, and efficiency.
  • •Manufacture high-mix, medium-volume, high-frequency RF products using high-precision tools/processes, semiconductor dies, and automated ball bonding techniques to achieve aggressive production targets.
  • •Verify processes using metrology tools (e.g., CSAM, X-ray, 3D profilometers, pull/shear testers, contact angle goniometers) to assess epoxy voids, wirebond loop heights, and pull/shear forces.
  • •Work independently in a fast-paced startup environment while managing workflow, safety, organization, inventory, and 5S principles for a clean, sustainable workspace.
  • •Communicate via MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and ERP software to coordinate with engineers, specialists, and technicians.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 27 - 45 hourly
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
  • •2+ years of experience working in an electronics manufacturing OR cleanroom environment.
  • •Knowledge of microelectronics quality standards, including die shear, wire pull, and bond shear per MIL-STD-883 or JEDEC JESD22-B116.
  • •Hands-on experience with equipment like die bonders, wire bonders, plasma cleaners, pull/shear testers, AOI systems, optical microscopes, and laser markers.
  • •Must be able to work all required shift hours, overtime, and weekends as needed. Able to lift 25 pounds unassisted.
Experience:2+ yearsElectronics manufacturingCleanroomSemiconductors
Education:High School
Skills:Attention to detailCommunicationProblem-solvingOrganizationInitiative
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Die bondersWire bondersAOICSAMX-ray3D profilometersPull/shear testersGoniometersMS OfficeERP

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
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