SpaceX
manufacturing
Sr.ManufacturingEngineer(StarshipComponentsOperations)
“Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (Starship Components Operations) at SpaceX. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement, mechanical design, hands-on manufacturing, factory design, project planning. 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”
What You'll Achieve.
enable manufacturing, machining, and testing of flow control devices and mechanisms; build the machine that makes the machine; enable human life on Mars
Industry & Context.
analysis; modeling dynamic systems; delivery analysis; capacity analysis; cost analysis
Ability to stand for long durations and work directly with hardware on the floor, Ability to stoop and bend when necessary, Ability to travel and work long hours or weekends when necessary, U. S. citizen or national, U. S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), Refugee under 8 U. S. C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U. S. C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U. S. Department of State.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline, 5+ years of mechanical design/hands-on manufacturing experience (internships and project teams qualify)
Nice to Have
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
What You'll Do.
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
lead by example to get projects completed rapidly
Actively develop system and process improvements between production teams
Develop tools to analyze delivery
cost problems for production to guide decisions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work well across teams and skill sets; contributor to multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams
Process & Methodology
project management, project planning
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