Onsite Operations & Planning Data Engineer

SpaceX; McGregor (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Operations Engineer for the Rocket Development and Test facility in McGregor, TX. On-site role supporting Falcon, Dragon, Raptor, Starship, and related systems, with a focus on Supply Chain and Planning functions.

The engineer will build tools and processes for delivery, capacity, and cost analysis, using SQL, Python, and Excel, and will partner with multiple teams across SpaceX to improve efficiency and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in a production, manufacturing, operations, or supply chain role.
• 1+ years of experience in using Excel, SQL, or Python for data analysis or project scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tools to analyze delivery, capacity, and cost problems, informing decisions for planning, supply chain, test, and operations, using SQL, Python, and Excel
• Define and develop department-level metrics that quantify the health of our operation and influence change to positively impact reliability, cost, and agility
• Design and maintain data visualizations using Grafana and Power BI software tools
• Support ad-hoc data analysis requests from leadership to drive headcount, labor allocation, cost-saving, and project management decisions
• Lead process improvement initiatives to minimize waste, increase cost savings, improve safety, increase agility, and eliminate production hurdles
• Drive alignment with supply chain, test, launch, and fabrications teams at other SpaceX sites across the country to reduce duplicated work
• Flexibly support planners during times of increased part/process demand
• Facilitate knowledge transfer when new software functionality is rolled out or fabrication/production best practices are proven

Skills

Excel

SQL

Python

Data analysis

On-floor experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Grafana

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Operations Engineer for the Rocket Development and Test facility in McGregor, TX. On-site role supporting Falcon, Dragon, Raptor, Starship, and related systems, with a focus on Supply Chain and Planning functions.

The engineer will build tools and processes for delivery, capacity, and cost analysis, using SQL, Python, and Excel, and will partner with multiple teams across SpaceX to improve efficiency and safety.