Starship Test Supervisor: Lead Checkout Teams

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a TEST SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR (STARSHIP) in Starbase, TX to lead a team performing production checkouts on Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. You will oversee schedules, configurations, and workflow, while guiding training and continuous improvement across avionics and propulsion checkouts.

The role requires a strong leader with lean manufacturing experience, 2+ years in team leadership, and a track record of delivering safe, high-quality checkouts in a fast-paced environment.

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
• Experience bringing teams and processes from development to production
• Familiarity with design for testability, kaizen, lean manufacturing, six sigma, and FMEA

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
• Continuously improve process and manpower efficiency, utilization and productivity

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Team leadership

Communication

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

5+ years production test experience

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a TEST SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR (STARSHIP) in Starbase, TX to lead a team performing production checkouts on Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. You will oversee schedules, configurations, and workflow, while guiding training and continuous improvement across avionics and propulsion checkouts.

The role requires a strong leader with lean manufacturing experience, 2+ years in team leadership, and a track record of delivering safe, high-quality checkouts in a fast-paced environment.