Mechanical Supplier Development Engineer — Rockets

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Hawthorne (CA)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 140,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical to optimize supplier manufacturing for Falcon & Dragon parts. You’ll lead DFM reviews, drive PPAP processes, and partner with suppliers to meet aggressive takt times while ensuring quality and manufacturability.

The role requires a strong manufacturing background, CAD/ERP experience, and cross-functional collaboration with design, quality, and procurement teams to push the technical envelope and support Mars exploration

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
1+ years of experience with manufacturing and/or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts, solving emergent challenges at suppliers and mitigating risk to the manifest by addressing high-impact manufacturing and quality challenges.
Review issues on assigned parts and solve to the root cause, implementing changes at the supplier, at SpaceX or both, drive further actions to closure, and re-source to new suppliers where appropriate.
Drive technical product improvements and related engineering drawing updates to reduce risk and potential defect opportunities as well as improve manufacturability, manufacturing lead times, and cost.
Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering counterparts to implement re-work, repair or use as-is dispositions.
Own the new product introduction of new parts and assemblies on the rocket, including determining the ideal manufacturing method, identifying and reviewing suppliers, and developing a reliable process for ramping to rate for parts that are new or undergoing changes.