Operations Engineer

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.

OPERATIONS ENGINEER (STARSHIP SUPPLY CHAIN) 

The Starship Supply Chain team supports the Starship program in Hawthorne through strategic planning, procurement, optimization of supply chain processes processes, and bridging the gap between operations and our supply chain procurement teams.  We are seeking an engineer to lead cross-functional and multidisciplinary projects that will create the factory of the future that optimizes operations in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate should be an emerging leader who can apply principles of operations engineering, engineering, and data science to complex multi-resource optimization. We are searching for qualified engineers who can continuously improve part flow, procurement systems, and streamline the process of production signal generation to fulfillment and the metrics to hold the proper parties accountable. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Host process walks of production lines, and ask questions to delete or simplify process steps and kick off changes 
• Work as part of a team to develop and manage production and procurement strategy to mitigate future production risks and seize emerging opportunities to improve quality, output, safety, and cost 
• Develop tools to analyze delivery, capacity, and cost problems for supply chain management and decision making 
• Identify operational challenges within the organization, determine root cause, and develop appropriate solutions 
• Develop and track key performance measures, and identify decision points and actions to optimize production and/or supply chain processes to meet our forecasted growing demand 
• Actively develop system and process improvements within and between production and supply chain for indirect procurement 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline 
• 1+ years of professional or internship experience in a manufacturing environment 

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Process engineering experience including project management, capacity modeling, processing mapping, and layouts 
• Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems) 
• Experience using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis on modeling dynamic systems 
• Experience with SI tools for process modeling or complex system engineering 
• Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization