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Sr. Materials Engineer, Silicon Wafer Engineering (Starlink)

Bastrop, TX💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-15 → 2026-08-01

Core

Technical owner for wafer quality and production readiness, solving materials and processing challenges in silicon wafer production for Starlink solar cells.

Role type

Senior IC materials engineer (silicon wafer manufacturing)

Builds

Space-grade silicon wafers for Starlink satellite solar cells

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Space industry

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

silicon materials science, semiconductor defect mechanisms, surface chemistry, stress and fracture mechanics, silicon ingot slicing and cleaning processes, equipment commissioning and qualification, contamination analysis, crystal damage analysis, wafer bulk and surface characterization, statistical process control, DOE, data-driven yield analysis

Preferred skills

photovoltaics or compound semiconductor sector experience, scaling processes from R&D to high-volume manufacturing, cross-functional leadership

Technologies

ICP-MS, TXRF, SIMS, FTIR, GC-MS, SEM, resistivity mapping, minority carrier lifetime testing (PL)

Responsibilities

Lead initial equipment selection and commissioning for wafer slicing, cleaning, degumming, and inspection; Own the initial development and qualification of wafer processes; Qualify supplier materials to ensure contamination-free wafers; Correlate metrology data to device performance and reliability; Drive defect reduction through root-cause analysis and continuous process optimization; Support capacity expansion and factory layout decisions; Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and technicians

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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