Starship Test Supervisor: Lead Checkout Team

SpaceX; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Test Specialist Supervisor for Starship to lead a team of test specialists performing production checkouts on Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. You will drive hourly progress across stations, manage a staff of ~8, and translate engineering direction into hands-on execution with a focus on safety, quality, and data integrity.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on presence on the shop floor, and the ability to adapt to fast-paced aerospace manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience in production test, vehicle checkout, or final assembly: aviation, aerospace, mechanical or electrical systems
• 2+ years of experience in leading a team or a project
• Experience applying lean manufacturing principles and efficiency methods

Responsibilities

• Supervise production checkout activity across shop floor stations and cells, including daily schedules, vehicle configuration, and workflow
• Lead and manage a staff of ~8 test specialists including all performance management related tasks
• Review test plans, procedures, and as-runs and make change recommendations when needed
• Assess and vet appropriate skillsets as needed across avionics and propulsion checkouts, leak checks, data review, and test procedure authoring
• Identify training needs and develop training programs
• Provide required data and reporting to support departmental metrics and improvement objectives, including checkout durations and safety standard incorporation
• Monitor labor hours and overtime, and implement improvement plans and time management with staff
• Accomplish checkout 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 and multi-station vehicle schedules
• Initiate and foster a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
• Ensure checkouts safety, quality, data integrity, and conformance to specifications and flight worthiness requirements
• Maintain GSE, test equipment, gage, and consumable supply inventory
• Improve area safety and efficiency through regular auditing and continuous improvement of frequent procedures, including clears, LOTO, and press/vent operations
• Continuously improve process and manpower efficiency, utilization and productivity

Skills

Leadership

Production Test

Aerospace

Lean Methods

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Test Specialist Supervisor for Starship to lead a team of test specialists performing production checkouts on Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. You will drive hourly progress across stations, manage a staff of ~8, and translate engineering direction into hands-on execution with a focus on safety, quality, and data integrity.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on presence on the shop floor, and the ability to adapt to fast-paced aerospace manufacturing.