Launch Production Operations Engineer & Optimization

United States Digital Space LLC; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid vacation and holidays

Medical benefits

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Hawthorne, CA, seeks an Operations Engineer (Production) to help optimize Falcon and Dragon production programs. You will lead cross‑functional teams, apply operations research and data science to complex problems, and develop models that improve throughput, safety, and cost while aligning with strategic goals.

The role requires strong analytical skills, hands‑on experience with Excel/SQL/Python, and the ability to operate in a fast‑paced, high‑stress

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis or modeling dynamic systems.
• Excellent written and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools to analyze delivery, capacity, cost problems for production, supply chain, and operations to guide decisions.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to optimize production strategy, quality, safety, and cost.
• Develop process flow models to analyze production system behavior and synchronize output with other elements of the company.
• 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 to meet demand.
• Actively develop system and process improvements within and between production elements.
• Collaborate with cross-departmental partners in supply chain, engineering, operations, and accounting groups to synchronize efforts.
• Capture best practices of production systems, and manage organizational knowledge and lessons-learned.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Python/R

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Power BI

CAD software

Discrete event modeling tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Hawthorne, CA, seeks an Operations Engineer (Production) to help optimize Falcon and Dragon production programs. You will lead cross‑functional teams, apply operations research and data science to complex problems, and develop models that improve throughput, safety, and cost while aligning with strategic goals.

The role requires strong analytical skills, hands‑on experience with Excel/SQL/Python, and the ability to operate in a fast‑paced, high‑stress