Manufacturing Supervisor, Starlink Silicon Assembly

MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR, STARLINK SILICON ASSEMBLY

As a Production Supervisor, you will lead and scale high-performance teams responsible for the insourcing of custom integrated circuits and packages — from rapid prototyping through high-volume production. This role requires close collaboration with engineering, supply chain, operations, and management to solve problems quickly in a demanding, fast-paced cleanroom environment. The ideal candidate is motivated by Starlink’s mission to deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of manufacturing specialists, technicians, and equipment maintenance personnel accountable for process development, product qualification, reliability, and high-volume ramp of silicon packages and flight/consumer hardware.
• Own safety performance, ensuring all team members receive required Environmental, Health & Safety training and strictly follow safety policies.
• Develop and mentor team members through training, performance management, career progression, hiring, and discipline.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean principles, Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, and other tools to eliminate waste, reduce cycle time, lower costs, and improve throughput and quality.
• Develop and execute daily production plans, prioritizing work based on customer commitments, manpower, equipment capacity, and material availability.
• Analyze production data, resolve operational issues, and lead root cause analysis (5Why, 8D, A3) and corrective actions to maintain quality and meet customer requirements.
• Partner with engineering and process leaders on design for manufacturability, process standardization, and variation reduction.
• Act as the primary technical decision-maker for the team on production, efficiency, and personnel matters.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s degree & 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing/test environment, or 5+ years of experience without a degree.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with safety-critical systems, mechanical assemblies, automated equipment, and multi-axis heavy equipment.
• 3+ years of formal team leadership experience.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, operations management, or math discipline.
• 3+ years managing production teams in a semiconductor back-end cleanroom environment (NPI/ Assembly & Test experience strongly preferred).
• Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S/6S, Six Sigma (DMAIC), SPC, FMEA, and Theory of Constraints (TOC).
• Experience with flight-quality or high-reliability hardware in a fast-paced production setting.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification (ASQ preferred).
• Experience in low-mix, high-volume manufacturing under ISO9001 or AS9100.
• Proficient with MS Office, ERP/MRP systems; Power BI and SQL experience is a plus.
• Ability to adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a high-growth environment.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position.
• Must be able to lift up to 25lbs. unassisted.