Drill Room Specialist (Starlink PCB) - Night Shift

DRILL ROOM SPECIALIST (STARLINK PCB) - NIGHT SHIFT

SpaceX is leveraging its experience building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world's most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world's largest satellite constellation and is providing fast, reliable internet to millions of users worldwide, including to populations with little or no connectivity, rural communities, and places where existing services are too expensive or unreliable.

As a Starlink Specialist, you will take ownership of state-of-the-art production processes, equipment performance, manufacturing, and reliability by monitoring process parameters and maintaining components, with a keen eye for leading indicators of instability or malfunction, and a drive to correct those issues in advance of undesirable events. This role is critical to helping enable high-volume user terminal production. Your work will form the backbone for millions of next-generation devices used all over the world in homes, schools, businesses, vehicles, aircraft, and watercraft. This team plays an instrumental role in ensuring high-speed connectivity is available to all who need it.

We are looking for talented, creative, and driven Specialists to drive manufacturing tools and processes, from initial concept development to full-scale production. You will drive the relationship between engineering, development, and production teams and will interact regularly with department leadership. The success of Starlink depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, security, and user experience of the products that you deliver.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute the setup, integration, and sustainment of cutting-edge CNC machinery
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and calibrate equipment including linear motors, air spindles, optics, and x-ray components
• Program, load, and operate automated equipment using Excellon, GCode, or Grbl software
• Identify process improvements to increase productivity and accuracy while decreasing cost
• Work with engineers, technicians, and fabricators during design, build, and test to provide critical design feedback
• Form core understanding of process physics and fundamentals, such as dynamic runout and annular ring tolerances to enable continuous process optimization

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, math or science discipline, or high school diploma or equivalency certificate and 3+ years of professional experience working in CNC machining operations in lieu of a degree

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Associate's degree in an engineering, math, or science discipline and 3+ years of professional experience working in CNC machining operations
• Experience operating and maintaining CNC or PCB production equipment such as Schmoll, Excellon, Tormach, Haas, or similar, for processes including drilling, milling, or drill bit re-sharpening
• Experience with applying Lean manufacturing principles in a manufacturing environment
• Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-paced iterative design environment
• Statistical process control knowledge and experience, applying statistical methods to track process capability, and identifying points for improvement
• Demonstrated experience designing tooling in a manufacturing environment

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to begin work training on 1st shift (6:00 AM-4:30 PM) for initial 30 day
• Must be willing to work the following schedule(s):
  
  
  
  • Due to the nature of production line bring-up, the work schedule will evolve over 2 phases
  • First 6-9 months: 5:00 PM - 5:00 AM (Monday - Thursday)
  • Final permanent schedule (must be available for one of the shifts below):
    
    
    
    • C-Shift: 5:00 PM - 5:00 AM (Sunday - Tuesday and every other Saturday)
    • D-Shift: 5:00 PM - 5:00 AM (Wednesday - Friday and every other Saturday
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Must be able to work all shifts and available for overtime and weekends as needed
• Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position
• Ability to lift up to 25lbs unassisted
• Ability to stand, climb, walk, and work with object overhead