Fluid Systems Engineer, Solar Cell Factory (Starlink)

SpaceX(1 month ago)

Bastrop, TXOnsiteFull TimeJunior$51,790 - $70,145 (estimated)Manufacturing Engineering

About this role

The Solar Cell Factory Fluids Engineer will design, build, and optimize fluid systems that deliver critical gases and chemicals for high-volume solar cell manufacturing supporting Starlink. The role focuses on safe handling of hazardous materials, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enabling reliable supply to processes such as vacuum deposition and etching. The engineer will own projects from requirements through commissioning and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to scale production and improve system performance.

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Required Skills

Fluid Systems
Gas Handling
Chemical Handling
Exhaust Systems
Project Management
Modular Design
P&ID
Equipment Sizing
Thermal Analysis
Structural Analysis

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Advanced Degree in Engineering
CSP
Six Sigma Green Belt
Hazardous Materials Certification

About SpaceX

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SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and launch services company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology and ultimately enable human life on other planets, it developed the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the Dragon crew/cargo spacecraft, and the next‑generation Starship — with a strong emphasis on reusable boosters. SpaceX provides commercial and government launch services (including crewed ISS missions, satellite deployments and rideshares) and operates the Starlink broadband constellation. The company is known for rapid iterative development and cost‑reduction through reuse to expand access to space.