Operations Engineer, Spaceport Facilities

SpaceX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Starbase, TX is seeking an Operations Engineer for Spaceport Facilities to improve efficiency and reliability of site operations.

Responsibilities include identifying root causes of issues, partnering with stakeholders across SpaceX, and driving strategic projects while overseeing contracted services and large contracts onsite. A strong background in engineering and cross-functional communication is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in engineering, operations, manufacturing or facilities management.

Responsibilities

• Identify operational challenges and root causes and develop solutions.
• Partner with key stakeholders to solve facilities related challenges.
• Provide updates to cross-functional groups and recommend strategic solutions.
• Address top priorities of the Spaceport Operations function and drive strategic projects.
• Oversee contract services across the site and review/manage large contracts.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Lean principles

Problem solving

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

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.

OPERATIONS ENGINEER, SPACEPORT FACILITIES

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Proactively identify operational challenges/inefficiencies within the Starbase Facilities organization, determine root cause, and develop appropriate solutions
• Partner with key stakeholders across SpaceX to solve facilities related challenges
• Provide updates to cross-functional groups and recommend strategic solutions for the broader business
• Address top priorities of the Spaceport Operations function by monitoring and actioning impactful requests and by driving success on strategic projects
• Partner with software development resources
• Overseeing contract services across the site
• Review/manage/execute large contracts

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience working in engineering, operations, manufacturing or facilities management

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience driving cross-functional product/tool/process improvement efforts
• Experience in an operations engineering and/or process development role internal to SpaceX
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-stress environments
• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience leading cross-functional groups
• Experience with Lean principles and structured problem-solving/project-management methodologies
• Experience building reporting tools using SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, or similar
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence stakeholders in higher-level leadership

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This position is based in Starbase, TX and requires being onsite – remote work not considered
• Occasional travel to support other spaceport development projects
• Valid driver’s license
• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed based on site operational needs; flexibility required

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• 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.

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