Maintenance Inventory Analyst – Downtime Reduction

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Inventory Control Analyst for Starlink maintenance to manage critical spares, materials, and inventory processes, coordinating with engineering and vendors to minimize downtime.

You will own ERP data, BOMs, and partflow processes while tracking metrics and ensuring data integrity across multiple locations. Expect cross‑functional collaboration in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain, or information systems or 3+ years of inventory analyst experience with a high school diploma.
• 1+ years of ERP/WMS system experience (SpaceX systems preferred).
• Experience in machine maintenance, critical spares, or high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Strong critical thinking, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced setting.
• Familiarity with SQL, data visualization, MRP systems, or basic scripting (Python/web development a plus).
• Aerospace, automotive, or semiconductor industry background.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across departments to identify critical maintenance work requests, align MRP parts delivery dates with maintenance schedules, and drive resolution with vendors and engineering to reduce downtime risk for planned and unplanned machine interventions.
• Maintain all maintenance inventory health metrics, supporting the sourcing team by ensuring parts details are accurate and up to date with necessary details (measurements, drawings) for quick buy signal actioning.
• Implement and maintain changes to critical spares BOMs and work order procedures to structure spares kits in the ERP system for critical maintenance subassembly rebuilds while ensuring data integrity.
• Create and use metrics, queries, and reporting tools to highlight parts shortages, assess schedule risks, and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate the setup and organization of new maintenance inventory locations digitally and physically (lineside, offsite) through partflow inventory routing tool and an approved whitelist to optimize inventory flow efficiencies
• Analyze inventory location reports to improve data integrity with negative inventory, duplicate locations, unavailable locations and inaccurate inventory quantities.
• Track long term resolution on inventory receiving escapes/ errors.
• Work with engineering to disposition stagnant and obsolete inventory.
• Coordinate kitting, picking, tracking, and delivery of spares, tools, and consumables for both planned and unplanned maintenance interventions.
• Partner with fabrication, engineering, buyers, and suppliers to build make‑parts, resolve obsolete items, and secure alternatives.
• Monitor part status, communicate weekly updates and critical path schedules to leadership, and proactively remove blockers.
• Execute daily warehouse tasks including receiving, material handling, inventory accuracy, quality checks, and system transactions.
• Maintain a safe, organized workspace and uphold Starlink standards for quality and documentation.

Skills

ERP/WMS systems experience

SQL

Data visualization

MRP systems

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in logistics, supply chain, or information systems

3+ years inventory analyst experience with high school diploma equivalency

Tools

SpaceX ERP systems

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Inventory Control Analyst for Starlink maintenance to manage critical spares, materials, and inventory processes, coordinating with engineering and vendors to minimize downtime.

You will own ERP data, BOMs, and partflow processes while tracking metrics and ensuring data integrity across multiple locations. Expect cross‑functional collaboration in a fast-paced aerospace environment.