Sr. Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Root cause analysis","Data analysis","Reliability engineering","Process improvement","Project management"]

Own the wet chemical texturing and preclean equipment used to manufacture silicon heterojunction solar cells at massive scale. Partner with the Texturing Process Engineering team to ensure world-class tool performance, reliability, and uptime, while improving throughput, variation, and defect performance through experiments and data analysis. Lead maintenance strategy, root-cause investigations, equipment performance metrics, and vendor collaboration to scale next-generation tools for 1GW+ per tool production.

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Sr. Chemical Texturing Equipment Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Own the wet chemical texturing and preclean equipment used to manufacture silicon heterojunction solar cells at massive scale. Partner with the Texturing Process Engineering team to ensure world-class tool performance, reliability, and uptime, while improving throughput, variation, and defect performance through experiments and data analysis. Lead maintenance strategy, root-cause investigations, equipment performance metrics, and vendor collaboration to scale next-generation tools for 1GW+ per tool production.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Install, qualify, maintain, and continuously improve high-throughput texturing and preclean equipment for heterojunction silicon solar cell manufacturing.
  • •Drive equipment reliability and uptime for very large volume production; run experiments and analyze 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-related issues across chemical delivery systems, pumps, filtration, temperature control, robotics/automation, wet benches, and exhaust/abatement systems.
  • •Evaluate and select next-generation high-throughput texturing tools and partner with Process Engineers and vendors to implement new process requirements on existing and future equipment platforms.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
  • •5+ 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.
  • •Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support production and urgent equipment downtime situations.
  • •Ability to lift 25 lbs unassisted, work in cleanroom environments, and move between multiple production areas.
Experience:5+ yearsSemiconductorSolar manufacturingHigh-volume manufacturingCleanroomHeterojunction
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Root cause analysisData analysisReliability engineeringProcess improvementProject management
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JMPMinitabOEEMTBFMTTR

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
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
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