PECVD Process Engineer, Solar Cells (Starlink) 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 Oct 15, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Design, qualify, and optimize PECVD processes for SHJ intrinsic passivation layers and p-type/n-type doped layers, ensuring film thickness uniformity, passivation quality (minority carrier lifetime, implied Voc), doping efficiency, and contact resistivity at GW-scale volumes Lead process development for new toolsets and materials, including gas chemistry, plasma power and frequency, pressure, temperature, and…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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