Sr. Supplier Development Engineer (RF Integration)
SpaceX_Global · Posted Oct 29
Advanced rockets, spacecraft, satellite internet, and space transportation services
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About the role
SpaceX is developing Starlink, a low latency broadband internet system enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, and this role supports the manufacturing of Starlink user terminals at a global base of suppliers. The position is a cross-functional supplier development role focused on RF test, calibration, and yield optimization for high-volume consumer electronics production. The engineer will develop RF test cases, drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement, qualify new test tools, and serve as escalation point at supplier locations.
What you will do
- Develop and implement RF test cases and calibration procedures for Starlink user terminals at external suppliers
- Working in close collaboration with hardware and software engineers rapidly develop design validation and production test solutions for our high-volume consumer products
- Establish strong linkages between assembly data and final RF test performance, driving root cause analysis of yield limiters
- Use statistical tools such as SPC and DOE to monitor, and JMP to analyze, control, and improve yield across the manufacturing line
- Develop and maintain risk models to evaluate RF test strategies and ensure effective test coverage across corner cases in individual manufacturing processes
- Sustain and optimize RF integration workflow and throughput in a high-mix assembly configuration environment, driving continuous improvements in cycle time and cost
- Collaborate with design teams to provide feedback on DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and yield optimization opportunities with focus on RF integration
- Support installation and qualification of new RF test tools, including both capability enhancements and capacity expansions
- Work closely with production team and electronics hardware vendors to resolve equipment and process-related issues
- Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), engineering instructions, and test documentation
- Planning, proposing, and leading experiments to produce timely and accurate analyses used to drive design, development, and supply chain decisions, with a focus on scalability for high volume electronics manufacturing
- Planning validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility as well as manufacturing capability at high volumes, incorporating throughput modeling and yield optimization
- Reviewing progress of development activities at supplier locations and serve as point of escalation for critical process related issues, ensuring alignment with high volume ramp-up requirements
- Assigns specific tasks and work with SpaceX suppliers to support process development and/or data gathering activities aimed at achieving consistent high throughput and low defect rates
- Establish validation procedures to qualify process equipment during development builds as well as mass production, incorporating statistical process controls and capacity planning for high volume output
- Actively participate in the program planning and monitoring process assuming responsibility for key deliverables at all milestones, including quality gates for volume ramp-up
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical or electronics engineering
- 5+ years of professional experience with antennas, RF communication systems, or electronics hardware
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree or PhD in electrical or electronics engineering
- 10+ years of professional experience with antennas, RF communication systems, or electronics hardware
- 5+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing, including leadership roles in supplier development or process engineering for complex consumer electronics systems
- 5+ years of experience in final assembly, test and packout
- Experience with basic principles of antenna theory and designing wireless communications systems
- Thorough understanding of RF active and passive components
- Experience characterizing radio performance at microwave frequencies
- Programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB
- Experience in analyzing large datasets and dispositioning hardware based on data
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple suppliers and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven track record of production ramp-up for high-volume electronics manufacturing, preferably in consumer electronics
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About SpaceX_Global
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, fundamentally transforming space transportation through reusable launch vehicles. The company also operates Starlink, a massive global satellite internet constellation providing high-speed broadband across the world. Through innovative engineering, government contracts, and commercial spaceflights, SpaceX continues to pave the way toward interplanetary travel and multi-planetary life.
- Industry
- Aerospace
- Company size
- 20000+ employees
- Founded
- 2002
- Location
- Hawthorne, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $11.9B raised
- 2026-03-17Series JUndisclosed
- 2023-01-01Private Equity$750M
- 2022-06-01Series I$1.68B
- 2021-02-01Series H$1.16B
- 2015-01-01Series F$1.0B
Leadership
Elon Musk
Founder, Chairman and CEO
President and Chief Operating Officer
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