Operations Engineer - Manufacturing Analytics & Automation

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Stock options

Paid vacation

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Operations Engineer (Construction) to join the infrastructure engineering team in Hawthorne. You will help design, build and activate advanced manufacturing facilities, develop dashboards, standardize processes, and drive cross-functional improvements to optimize factory operations.

The role explores data-driven decision making through SQL, Excel, and Python, with responsibilities spanning from metrics development to implementation of automation and site-wide program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in operations/process improvement.
• Experience with Excel, SQL, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop internal visual standards for internal work boards, JIRA queuing, PowerBI dashboards, and department workflow.
• Support department continuous improvement projects such as new process rollouts/standardization.
• Integrate with all levels of the business to understand current workflows and identify systematic gaps.
• Define and develop department-level metrics & associated dashboards that quantify the health of our operations and influence change.
• Conduct in-depth analyses through SQL queries and other data analysis methods to dive into problems and identify trends for decision making, following the rules of clear visual indicators and linear flow.
• Create reports, tools, and standardized metrics for operational measurements and improvements.
• Develop automation that mitigates business risk or creates efficiencies within the SpaceX factory.
• Conduct department wide operations audits that streamline the repair and maintenance and construction engineering teams.
• Maintenance program enhancement – increase attention on poor-health hardware and descope unnecessary work.
• Implement construction management or maintenance tools (software or hardware) to reduce wasted effort by engineers and techs.
• Site services analysis to ensure smart spending on contracts such as custodial, utilities, waste, etc. and roadmap to improve
• Build communication tools and reports targeted at factory workcell directors to improve communication and facilitate customer service
• Standardize material library and procurement process to reduce project lead times
• Drive alignment with maintenance and construction teams at other SpaceX sites across the country to reduce duplicated work

Skills

Excel

SQL

Python

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Power BI

JIRA

CAD software

ArcGIS

Archibus

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Operations Engineer (Construction) to join the infrastructure engineering team in Hawthorne. You will help design, build and activate advanced manufacturing facilities, develop dashboards, standardize processes, and drive cross-functional improvements to optimize factory operations.

The role explores data-driven decision making through SQL, Excel, and Python, with responsibilities spanning from metrics development to implementation of automation and site-wide program