Supplier Development Engineer (Starlink)

Overview

Supplier Development Engineer for Starlink, focused on final assembly, test, and packout at global suppliers to ensure scalable, high-quality user terminal manufacturing.

What you'll do

• Plan and lead experiments to generate analyses that inform design, development, and supply chain decisions.
• Validate fabrication approaches for part designs, including automation potential and cost-effective mass production.
• Run validation and throughput/yield optimization exercises for high-volume feasibility.
• Analyze validation results and provide technical recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce variability.
• Review supplier development progress and escalate critical process issues during ramp-up.
• Coordinate quality engineering efforts, including Product Quality Plan (PQP) development and milestone quality gates.
• Assess supplier readiness for build events and production ramp, including infrastructure and readiness risks.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in supply chain engineering, supplier development/quality, manufacturing, or design engineering.
• Experience in one or more of PCBA manufacturing and/or SMT processes is required only as “preferred,” not basic.
• Position requires onsite work in Bangalore, India (remote work not considered).
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the work week to suppliers in Southeast Asia (stated as a requirement).
• Willingness to work long hours and weekends when needed (stated as a requirement).

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work mode: OnSite.
• Travel: Up to 50% of the work week to suppliers in Southeast Asia.
• Schedule: May require long hours and weekends to meet deadlines.