# Sr. Process Controls Engineer, Solar Cell Factory (Starlink)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SR. PROCESS CONTROLS ENGINEER, SOLAR CELL FACTORY (STARLINK) The Solar Cell team is revolutionizing power generation for space applications through advanced solar cell manufacturing. We're scaling production of high-efficiency solar cells to support sustainable energy solutions for Starlink constellations, launch vehicles, and beyond. As a Sr. Process Controls Engineer, you will design, build, and optimize controls and automation systems for the delivery of critical gases and chemicals in solar cell fabrication. This role requires a detail-oriented engineer passionate about safe handling of hazardous materials in a high-volume manufacturing environment, ensuring reliable control code and safe instrumentation and design of processes like vacuum deposition and etching while minimizing risks and maximizing efficiency in our cutting-edge solar cell factory. RESPONSIBILITIES: Design, implement, and maintain au

- **Id**: 3417650
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/spacex-sr-process-controls-engineer-solar-cell-factory-starlink-2>
- **Role**: Energy
- **Role family**: Energy
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bastrop, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-28T17:29:03Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-28
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T03:03:31Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 8
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5742
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Solar Energy, Satellite Communications, Launch Services, Satellite Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 66
- **Name**: SpaceX
- **Domain**: spacex.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/spacex>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 94
- **Open postings**: 56
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.054
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 85
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 117000
- **Max usd**: 212000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 148

## Technologies

- **EtherCAT** — Optional: yes
- **MQTT** — Optional: yes
- **OPC UA** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 8

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-28T19:51:09Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 8
- **Expected fill days**: 85
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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