Factory Systems Engineer – High-Volume Production

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Factory Engineer (Starlink Production) to design processes and systems for high‑volume Starlink terminals, silicon packaging chips, and solar cells. The role focuses on developing factory layouts, capacity planning, and production flow to support millions of units per year.

You will coordinate with SpaceX teams and contractors, manage schedules and budgets, implement MES and inventory controls, and drive data-driven improvements in throughput, quality, and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, software, industrial, or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in manufacturing or industrial project management (collegiate extracurricular engineering projects such as lab projects, Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Design Build Fly team, competitions, or internships qualify).

Responsibilities

• Develop Starlink factory design on a physical and digital level, including building requirements, facility resources, and part flow to meet production rate of millions of units/year
• Ownership of floor layouts, capacity studies, and product flow analysis to ensure on-time product delivery
• Coordinate and schedule construction activities with internal SpaceX teams and external general/sub-contractors
• Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets for capital projects, monitoring progress and addressing deviations in real time
• Define new business processes and systems for high volume production, including manufacturing execution, inventory management, nonconformance resolution, configuration management, material traceability, process control, and maintenance
• Act as subject matter expert in multiple Starlink production processes and systems, enabling complex data gathering, troubleshooting, and problem solving
• Implement data acquisition and tracking for production and quality metrics, as well as environmental, testing, and safety controls
• Assist production/engineering leadership team to identify trends and opportunities for optimizing product output, quality enhancements, and cost of manufacturability
• Consistently contribute effort, leadership, and creative thinking to solving complex problems in a collaborative fashion and under tight deadlines
• Collaborate across disciplines including Engineering, Production, Test, Inventory, Quality, Supply Chain, and Customer Experience to ensure efficiency and consistency across the organization

Skills

High-volume production

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Contractor coordination

Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing infra

AutoCAD/Revit

SQL

Lean Six Sigma

Production automation

Written communication

Data analysis

Electro-mechanical production

Requirements gathering

Independent problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SQL

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Factory Engineer (Starlink Production) to design processes and systems for high‑volume Starlink terminals, silicon packaging chips, and solar cells. The role focuses on developing factory layouts, capacity planning, and production flow to support millions of units per year.

You will coordinate with SpaceX teams and contractors, manage schedules and budgets, implement MES and inventory controls, and drive data-driven improvements in throughput, quality, and cost.