Materials R&D Technician, Silicon Wafer Engineering is open at SpaceX in Bastrop, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $194K. Posted on Sep 14, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Partner with engineering to rapidly bring online state-of-the art silicon wafer fab development lines that include wafer slicing, grinding, cleaning, degumming, and inspection stations. Drive equipment commissioning, calibration, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Perform hands-on wafer processing tasks (ingot cropping, slicing, cleaning, degumming, surface conditioning) to produce low-defect, high-reliability…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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