Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Mesh Optical (Starmind)

SpaceX·Bastrop, TX·Posted 29 October 2026

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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. LEAD MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, MESH OPTICAL (STARMIND) As the Lead Manufacturing Engineer of optical transceiver production at SpaceX, you will own manufacturing engineering strategy and production execution across the factory: scaling lines, deploying new automated production cells, driving yield and throughput, and building the team to sustain it. You will own the relationship between our process and production teams. You will provide input into the design and development of new and existing hardware and take a lead role in manufacturing on our current and next generation Starlink products and AI compute. RESPONSIBILITIES: Own manufacturing engineering strategy and production execution across the factory, including line scaling, capacity planning, and production readiness for new products Design and scale automated production cells for precision electro-mechanical and optical assemblies, integrating…

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