Starship Supply Chain Manufacturing Engineer

SpaceX

Brownsville (TX)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SpaceX in Brownsville, Texas is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer, Supply Chain for the Starship program. This highly technical role focuses on bringing new assemblies through manufacturing readiness, supplier development, and ramp to rate, with emphasis on DFMs and strict quality controls.

You will own parts and processes at suppliers, collaborate with procurement to vet suppliers, and lead containment and remediation of issues, leveraging PPAP, ISO/AS standards, and lean methods to meet

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
1+ years of experience with manufacturing and/or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment.
Experience with supplier quality processes and manufacturing methods.

Responsibilities

Serve as technical point of contact for assigned parts and assemblies of the rocket, solving challenges at suppliers and mitigating risk.
Own the new product introduction of new assemblies on the rocket, determining the manufacturing method, identifying suppliers, and ramping to rate.
Conduct design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable early.
Work with procurement to find exceptional suppliers and vet them for quality and takt times.
Create and develop specifications to flow down quality and manufacturing requirements to the supply base.
Scope out new forming, cutting, and inspection technologies and suppliers to improve rate/quality/efficiency.
Review issues on parts, drive root-cause analysis, and re-source as needed.
Become primary contact for supply chain defects and maintain process ownership.