Material Flow Analyst (Starship)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Kentucky seeks a Material Flow Analyst to optimize inventory and material flow at Starbase. The role focuses on data-driven decisions, maintains the Materials Management tools, and supports daily production with analysis and reporting.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's or equivalent with 3+ years in inventory analytics, proficiency in SQL, and experience with BI tools like PowerBI or Tableau, plus strong Excel skills and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 3+ years in inventory analytics.
• 1+ years of experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Support inventory accuracy: Monitor inventory data daily via the cycle counting program to ensure a high level of accuracy and immediate reaction to process failures or incorrect behaviors.
• Drive continuous improvement: Use data to identify opportunities for process and systems improvement and lead efforts to implement changes that result in improved safety, inventory accuracy, delivery and/or productivity.
• Support production: Work closely with leaders, production coordinators and specialists to ensure that parts are flowing through the process and available on the lineside for production. Proactively identify and resolve part shortages or inventory discrepancies to prevent production delays.
• Report on metrics: Conduct frequent reviews of area metrics to support leadership in tracking performance and identify trends for improvement. Prepare and present clear, data-driven reports with actionable insights.
• Collaborate on critical projects: Support successful project completion by providing data to enable design decisions, owning key task completion, monitoring progress and ensuring on-time completion.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Inventory analytics

Communication skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High school diploma + 3+ years experience

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Excel advanced

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

MATERIAL FLOW ANALYST (STARSHIP)

Material Flow Analysts are focused on using data to support effective inventory management and efficient material flow at Starbase. They improve, maintain, and monitor the Materials Management toolset to assist operations with daily production support functions and continuous improvement. Material Flow Analysts possess strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, as well as a solid understanding of material flow fundamentals including inventory control, storage strategies, part routing, packaging concepts, lineside replenishment and materials management systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support inventory accuracy: Monitor inventory data daily via the cycle counting program to ensure a high level of accuracy and immediate reaction to process failures or incorrect behaviors.
• Drive continuous improvement: Use data to identify opportunities for process and systems improvement and lead efforts to implement changes that result in improved safety, inventory accuracy, delivery and/or productivity.
• Support production: Work closely with leaders, production coordinators and specialists to ensure that parts are flowing through the process and available on the lineside for production. Proactively identify and resolve part shortages or inventory discrepancies to prevent production delays.
• Report on metrics: Conduct frequent reviews of area metrics to support leadership in tracking performance and identify trends for improvement. Prepare and present clear, data-driven reports with actionable insights.
• Collaborate on critical projects: Support successful project completion by providing data to enable design decisions, owning key task completion, monitoring progress and ensuring on-time completion.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree; OR high school diploma or equivalency certificate AND 3+ years of experience in inventory analytics.
• 1+ years of experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proficient in use of SQL in operations analysis.
• Experience building and using business intelligence tools such PowerBI or Tableau.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially advanced Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, complex formulas) for data aggregation and analysis.
• Ability to analyze data and check for accuracy/errors based on process and systems knowledge.
• Experience with inventory management and production systems (MRP/ERP systems).
• Demonstrated capability to manage projects with tight timelines and ambiguous problem statements.
• Understanding of Supply Chain and Inventory Control fundamentals.
• Experience sharing information effectively and ability to influence decisions.
• Experience with lean, six sigma or related operational efficiency principles.
• Ability to work autonomously or as a team in a highly demanding and fast paced environment.
• Excellent written and communication skills.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones.
• This position requires being onsite – remote work not considered.
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.