Starship Build Lead: Fabrication & Team Excellence

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Build Supervisor for Starship in Texas to lead a diverse team of fabricators, welders, and technicians on primary and secondary structures. You will translate engineering directions into hands-on actions, drive daily performance, and foster a productive, safe, and collaborative culture on-site.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on involvement, and the ability to manage multi-shift operations while delivering high-quality aerospace structures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience in final assembly production: aviation, aerospace, mechanical systems.
• 2+ years of experience in leading a team or a project.

Responsibilities

• Supervise shop floor activity, including daily schedules and workflow.
• Lead and manage a staff of ~30 technicians including all performance management related tasks.
• Review work instructions and make change recommendations when needed.
• Assess and vet appropriate skillsets as needed.
• Identify training needs and develop training programs.
• Provide required data and reporting to support departmental metrics and improvement objectives.
• Monitor labor hours and overtime, and implement improvement plans and time management with staff.
• Accomplish production results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job results.
• Effectively organize, assign and track work/deliverables for the team, ensuring seamless progression through multi-shift work schedules.
• Initiate and foster a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Ensure product quality and conformance to specifications.
• Maintain tooling and consumable supply inventory.
• Improve area safety and efficiency through regular auditing and continuous improvement.
• Continuously improve process and manpower efficiency, utilization and productivity.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Six Sigma

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience in final assembly production: aviation, aerospace, mechanical systems

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Build Supervisor for Starship in Texas to lead a diverse team of fabricators, welders, and technicians on primary and secondary structures. You will translate engineering directions into hands-on actions, drive daily performance, and foster a productive, safe, and collaborative culture on-site.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on involvement, and the ability to manage multi-shift operations while delivering high-quality aerospace structures.