Development CNC Supervisor — Lead Precision Machining

SpaceX; Woodinville (WA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonuses

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Development Machining Supervisor to lead a skilled CNC team across 1st and 2nd shifts, driving process improvements and rapid new product introduction for high-precision hardware.

The role requires diagnosing complex machining problems, setting first-article quality standards, and developing machinists to achieve milestone objectives with efficient yield and cycle times.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CNC machining experience.
• Demonstrated high-level machining aptitude, including diagnosing and solving difficult machining and process problems.
• 1+ year of experience leading machinists, technicians, or a shop floor team.
• Experience in a development, NPI, prototype, or process-improvement environment.
• Demonstrated experience machining or troubleshooting single digit micron parts.
• Advanced CNC programming experience, including macros.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of machining specialists, machining technicians, and quality specialists across 1st and 2nd shift.
• Set a high bar for machining aptitude on the floor: first-article discipline, process troubleshooting, and closing loops when parts or processes miss.
• Stand up and run dedicated development CNC machines, CMM, and supporting processes so production CNC machines stay on rate work.
• Deliver new product introduction, process development, and engineering test hardware on schedule.
• Drive yield, cycle time, cost, and floor-space improvements and transfer proven processes into production.
• Own development cell capacity, labor, and equipment configuration; forecast bottlenecks and remove blockers.
• Manage schedules, timecards, and direct report performance across both shifts.
• Ensure processes have accessible, correct documentation.
• Set priorities and manage bandwidth so the cell hits the most impactful work.
• Coordinate with machining leadership, engineering, and quality so manufacturing constraints inform design earlier.
• Think creatively and question the status quo while following documentation and maintaining prescribed quality standards.
• Implement machine maintenance schedules and spares so development CNC machines stay up.
• Support vendor machining when it unblocks development or process transfer

Skills

CNC machining

Leadership

Process troubleshooting

Development shop

CMM experience

Tools

NX CAM

Heidenhain controls

Fanuc controls

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Development Machining Supervisor to lead a skilled CNC team across 1st and 2nd shifts, driving process improvements and rapid new product introduction for high-precision hardware.

The role requires diagnosing complex machining problems, setting first-article quality standards, and developing machinists to achieve milestone objectives with efficient yield and cycle times.