Job brief: Equipment Engineer, Solar Cell Metallization (Starlink)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-05 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

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• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Bastrop, TX
• Posted: 2026-11-05

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline
• 2+ years of hands-on experience owning and maintaining screen printing or metallization equipment in a high-volume semiconductor, solar manufacturing, or related environment
• 5+ years of hands-on experience owning and maintaining screen printing equipment in a high-volume semiconductor or solar manufacturing environment
• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support production and urgent equipment downtime situations
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.
• § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Ability to lift 25 lbs unassisted, work in cleanroom environments, and move between multiple production areas
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to vendor sites (up to 20%)
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Work with facilities and process engineering teams to install, qualify, maintain, and continuously improve high-throughput screen printing equipment for hete…
• Drive equipment reliability and uptime to support very large volume production with minimal downtime. Run experiments and analyze data to improve capacity (U…
• Develop and execute robust preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spare parts programs, and tool matching protocols for high-volume manufacturing
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions on all equipment-related issues, including print heads, squeegee systems, alignment/vision systems, conveyors…
• Partner closely with Process Engineers to implement new process requirements on existing and future equipment platforms

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• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Texas: $131k a year (342 listings, 32 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,896 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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