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Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.\nLEAD MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, MESH OPTICAL (STARMIND) \nAs the Lead Manufacturing Engineer of optical transceiverproduction at SpaceX, you will own manufacturing engineering strategy and production execution across the factory: scaling lines, deploying new automated production cells, driving yield and throughput, and building the team to sustain it. You will own the relationship between our process and production teams. You will provide input into the design and development of new and existing hardware and take a lead role in manufacturing on our current and next generation Starlink products and AI compute. \nRESPONSIBILITIES: \nOwn manufacturing engineering strategy and production execution across the factory, including line scaling, capacity planning, and production readiness for new products\nDesign and scale automated production cells for precision electro-mechanical and optical assemblies, integrating robotics, alignment systems, inspection, and test automation\nOwn product-to-manufacturing handoff in partnership with mechanical, process, and optical engineering teams, driving design-for-manufacturability and design-for-assembly feedback into product development\nDefine and evolve production workflows, material flow, line layout, and inventory and traceability systems to support increasing volume and product complexity\nLead hardware-side MES integration and factory data system development, ensuring production data supports real-time decision-making, traceability, and continuous improvement\nOwn factory performance metrics-yield, scrap, throughput, uptime, cycle time, and reliability-and drive systematic improvement against targets\nBuild, lead, and develop the manufacturing engineering organization, including production engineering and production leadership roles, scaling the team in step with factory growth\nPartner with supply chain and procurement to qualify incoming materials and components and ensure supplier quality supports production yield targets\nEstablish and maintain manufacturing process documentation, control plans, and qualification procedures \nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS: \nBachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline\n5+ years of experience working with automated integration lines, high volume electronics manufacturing or similar\n1+ years of experience leading a team of engineers, either as a project leader or as a leader in professional environment with direct reports\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:\nExperience with micron-scale assembly, optical alignment, or die/chip-level packaging processes\nExperience hiring, mentoring, and organizational development of engineering team \nExperience implementing or evolving MES and production data systems\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to factory performance\nDemonstrated ownership of yield and ramp performance in complex hardware manufacturing environments\nProven experience scaling automated production lines beyond pilot and NPI into sustained high-volume manufacturing\nBackground in semiconductor, photonic, advanced packaging, or precision electro-optical manufacturing\nExperience scaling manufacturing operations in high-growth hardware companies, including standing up new lines or new factories\nExperience with factory automation architectures, including integration of robotic handling, machine vision, and in-line metrology\nFamiliarity with statistical process control, process capability analysis, and reliability qualification methodologies\nExperience managing relationships with equipment vendors and integrators for custom or semi-custom production tooling\nExperience with cleanroom or controlled-environment manufacturing operations \nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS \nAvailable to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed \nWillingness to travel as needed \nITAR REQUIREMENTS:\nTo conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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