Engineering Specialist - 2nd Shift
Engineering Specialist - 2nd Shift
Engineering Specialist - 2nd Shift
SpaceX
The Engineering Specialist - 2nd Shift position at SpaceX involves managing and maintaining equipment in a fast-paced avionics production environment. The role focuses on training technicians, executing new product introductions, and optimizing processes for building surface mount electronics assemblies, contributing to SpaceX's mission of enabling human life on Mars.
Qualification
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate and 2+ years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment; OR bachelor's degree in an engineering or related field
- Experience with automated equipment and PCBA processes
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex machinery
- Familiarity with design for manufacturability (DFM) principles
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Excellent communication and training skills
- Experience in process development and validation
- Knowledge of surface mount technology (SMT) assembly processes
Responsibility
- Execute new product introduction builds across all work centers
- Assist with initial PCBA line setup, facility requests, and programming of equipment
- Program, load, and operate automated equipment
- Design custom fixtures for PCBA to ensure efficient process flow
- Train technicians to run/troubleshoot complex machines
- Triage non-conforming product and drive resolution and preventative actions
- Resolve production issues while ensuring design integrity, product quality, and delivery timelines
- Perform process development and validation on new models in extremely aggressive timelines
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities for yield, performance, and cost
- Define maintenance schedules and support activities
- Optimize and configure processes and equipment for building surface mount electronics assemblies
- Perform design of experiments (DOE) to optimize SMT process yield
- Specify equipment requirements for new PCBA build processes
- Develop design for manufacturability (DFM) guidelines for PCBA designs
- Provide solutions to streamline space-grade circuit board assembly and test processes
- Facilitate a close relationship with the engineering team during design, build, and test to provide design feedback
