Development Machining Supervisor - Lead Precision CNC Team

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Woodinville, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options / equity

Discretionary bonuses

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

SpaceX in Washington state is seeking a Development Machining Supervisor to lead a skilled CNC team and drive process improvements across 1st and 2nd shifts, ensuring single-digit micron tolerance hardware. You will mentor machinists, coordinate with engineering and quality, and accelerate new product introductions.

The role requires deep machining expertise, hands-on problem solving, and the ability to plan capacity, schedules, and vendor support while upholding strict documentation and quality

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CNC machining experience.
• 1+ year of experience leading machinists or a shop floor team.
• Ability to diagnose difficult machining and process problems and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of machining specialists and technicians across 1st and 2nd shift.
• Set a high bar for 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 improvement

Troubleshooting

Machining supervision

Team development

Tools

CMM

NX CAM

Heidenhain

Fanuc

5-axis CNC / CNC controls

Job description

SpaceX in Washington state is seeking a Development Machining Supervisor to lead a skilled CNC team and drive process improvements across 1st and 2nd shifts, ensuring single-digit micron tolerance hardware. You will mentor machinists, coordinate with engineering and quality, and accelerate new product introductions.

The role requires deep machining expertise, hands-on problem solving, and the ability to plan capacity, schedules, and vendor support while upholding strict documentation and quality