Starshield Operations Engineer: Strategy & Optimization

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock incentives

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, vision, dental

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Operations Engineer (Starshield) to lead cross‑functional teams in optimizing production processes and strategic planning for national defense milestones. You will build models, identify root causes, and develop solutions to improve quality, output, safety, and cost while aligning resources across the Starshield program.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 1+ years of analytical experience using Excel, SQL, or Python/R.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in analysis or modeling dynamic systems using Excel, SQL, or Python/R.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools to analyze delivery, capacity, production processes, supply chain, and operations to guide decisions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to mitigate launch risks and improve quality, output, safety, and cost.
• Develop process flow models to analyze production system behavior and synchronize output with Starshield program elements.
• Identify operational challenges, determine root causes, and develop solutions.
• Develop and track KPIs and actions to optimize production to meet demand.
• Collaborate with supply chain, engineering, and accounting teams to synchronize efforts.
• Capture best practices and manage organizational knowledge and lessons learned.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Python/R

Statistics

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CAD software

Power BI

Discrete event modeling tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Operations Engineer (Starshield) to lead cross‑functional teams in optimizing production processes and strategic planning for national defense milestones. You will build models, identify root causes, and develop solutions to improve quality, output, safety, and cost while aligning resources across the Starshield program.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 1+ years of analytical experience using Excel, SQL, or Python/R.