About the job
Manufacturing Engineer - Space Solar Hardware
Position Overview
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Starlight Solar
Travel Requirement: Frequent
About Starpath
At Starpath, we are pioneering the future of space habitation by developing advanced technologies that will support human life on the Moon and Mars. Our team is dedicated to creating robotic systems that will locally produce vital resources—water, power, and oxygen—on an unprecedented scale, ultimately striving to establish a self-sustaining city on Mars.
Role Summary
Join our Starlight team, where we are on a mission to revolutionize space solar power, aligning with Starpath's core objectives and enhancing the broader space economy. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will take charge of the development and optimization of processes, tooling, and inspection techniques required for the high-rate manufacturing of space solar hardware, ensuring exceptional quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and conduct acceptance testing for manufacturing processes and tools to enhance efficiency and production rates.
- Create and implement precision tooling aimed at reducing assembly errors, enhancing quality, and minimizing cycle times.
- Automate innovative processes to guarantee repeatability in high-volume production lines.
- Collaborate closely with design engineering teams to optimize solar panel designs through design for manufacturing (DFM) principles.
- Establish in-process inspection methods, including automated solutions, to detect issues early and improve first-pass yield.
- Oversee the transition of hardware from development to production, ensuring that processes are thoroughly documented, stable, and scalable.
- Advocate for simplification by reducing unnecessary complexities in specifications and workflows.

