Senior Solar Sourcing Specialist – Starlink Production

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sourcing Specialist for Solar (Starlink) to drive procurement and supplier strategies for solar production. You will work with engineering and manufacturing to ensure material flow and optimal supplier performance across wafers, ingots, and consumables.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, contract management, and data-driven forecasting to meet production goals in a fast-moving environment. Onsite work in Bastrop, TX is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement, material planning, or supply chain, or 5+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with forecasting, demand planning, and lead time analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communications with all levels of internal personnel.

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to Solar Cell, Wafer, and Ingot production.
• Forecast demand, evaluate capacity, and manage supply signals to adjust incoming material for solar production.
• Track high risk components and supplier delivery performance.
• Communicate clearly and rapidly to influence decisions of vendors and senior leadership.
• Interpret engineering drawings and BOMs.
• Create sourcing strategies for consumables, gases, and chemicals related to scope.
• Develop a preferred supplier network and leverage it to minimize cost and lead time for items related to solar.
• Solve complex problems with speed and efficiency.
• Perform onsite reviews of vendor capabilities.
• Responsible for authoring of contract documents with the legal department.
• Management of contracts ensuring performance of the supplier to contract obligations.
• Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms and apply business reasoning to contracts.

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Forecasting planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sourcing Specialist for Solar (Starlink) to drive procurement and supplier strategies for solar production. You will work with engineering and manufacturing to ensure material flow and optimal supplier performance across wafers, ingots, and consumables.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, contract management, and data-driven forecasting to meet production goals in a fast-moving environment. Onsite work in Bastrop, TX is required.