Senior Data Center Supplier Quality Lead

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Specialist for data center hardware, focusing on SDR/MRB/PPAP/CAPA and rapid defect containment. You will interact with design engineering, reliability, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to improve supplier quality and reduce non-conformances.

Responsibilities include assessing supplier processes, enforcing quality standards, and driving continuous improvement across high-density compute, cooling, and power systems in SpaceX data centers.

Qualifications

• : High school diploma or equivalent required.
• : 4+ years in engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, or quality field.
• : Experience reading engineering drawings including GD&T.
• : Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Execute supplier quality non-conformance processes (SDR, MRB, RTV, FAI, PPAP, CAPA).
• Analyze supplier quality data with cross-functional teams to drive improvements and root-cause actions.
• Build relationships to identify and eliminate vendor defect impacts on data center hardware reliability.
• Assess supplier processes and enforce quality requirements based on reliability lessons.
• Develop and document policies, standards, processes to ensure ongoing improvement.
• Support reliability-focused activities including FMEA insights and CAPA monitoring.

Skills

Quality mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Documentation skills

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

MS Excel

SQL

Process mapping

Warehouse Management Systems

Lean/Six Sigma

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Specialist for data center hardware, focusing on SDR/MRB/PPAP/CAPA and rapid defect containment. You will interact with design engineering, reliability, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to improve supplier quality and reduce non-conformances.

Responsibilities include assessing supplier processes, enforcing quality standards, and driving continuous improvement across high-density compute, cooling, and power systems in SpaceX data centers.