About the role
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SR. MANUFACTURING ENGINEER (STARSHIP COMPONENTS OPERATIONS) The Starship Components Operations Build team owns the factory design and material flow to enable manufacturing, machining, and testing of flow control devices and mechanisms that drive critical capabilities on Starship/Super Heavy - from regulators and butterfly valves to flap/fin actuators. The Components Operations Engineering team builds the machine that makes the machine, in this case the factory that builds the components listed above. Factory build and expansion, process flow, machine moves, and project planning all fall under the scope of this team. Ops engineers have an eye for detail and simplicity and make that become reality on the factory floor. If you like strategic planning, juggling many different priorities, improving part flow, and spending most of your time away from your desk, a role on the operations engineering team may be for you!
RESPONSIBILITIES: Design and own factory and production area layouts following the rules of clear visual indicators and linear flow Conduct job walks with vendors, negotiate prices and hold vendors to schedule Host process walks of production lines, and ask questions to determine what process steps can be deleted or simplified and help kick off the changes Execute on complex projects in the minimum amount of time and expense to the business Get hands-on, lead by example to get projects completed rapidly Actively develop system and process improvements between production teams Develop tools to analyze delivery, capacity, cost problems for production to guide decisions BASIC
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline 5+ years of mechanical design/hands-on manufacturing experience (internships and project teams qualify) PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Process engineering experience including project management, capacity modeling, process mapping, and layouts Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems) Experience as an industrial, operations, process or manufacturing engineer in a developmental manufacturing environment Experience with industrial facilities: HVAC, gases, electrical, structural/foundations, etc. 5+ years of experience in using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis or modeling dynamic systems Experience with lean, six sigma, and related production principles Ability to work well across teams and skill sets to find the simplest and best solution Experience as a contributor to multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams ADDITIONAL