At SpaceX, we are developing technologies to make humanity's exploration of the stars a reality.
The Mechanical Engineer - Supply Chain role is part of our Starship program, supporting premium quality with rapidly evolving designs at ambitious volumes. The ideal candidate will possess comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing and quality tools, have unrelenting motivation, and be willing to take on new challenges in unfamiliar areas.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts and assemblies of the rocket, solving emergent challenges at suppliers, and mitigating risk to the manifest by addressing high-impact manufacturing and quality challenges
2. Own the new product introduction of new assemblies on the rocket, including determining the ideal manufacturing method, identifying suppliers, and developing a reliable process for ramping to rate
3. Conduct design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable at early stages, preferably prior to sourcing
4. Work with procurement to find exceptional suppliers and vet them appropriately for quality and ability to meet our aggressive takt times
5. Create and develop specifications as needed to flow down quality and manufacturing requirements to the supply base
6. Scope out new forming, cutting, and inspection technologies and suppliers that may be employed to improve rate/quality/efficiency
7. Review issues on assigned parts and solve to the root cause, implementing changes at the supplier, at SpaceX or both, as appropriate, drive further actions to closure, and re-source to new suppliers where appropriate
8. Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering counterparts to implement, but not limited to, required re-work, repair or use as-is disposition
9. Become thoroughly familiar with your assigned parts and the processes that make up the overall assembly and become the primary point of contact for supply chain related defects on your parts
10. Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention to detail, self-direction, and courage to push the technical envelope which is conventionally held in the industry
11. Lead containment activities on assigned parts, working with cross-functional counterparts to agree on scope, path forward, and ultimate resolution
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
* 1+ years of experience with manufacturing and/or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
* Master's degree in engineering or business
* Fundamental understanding of propulsion/fluid systems and the respective component manufacturing processes including raw materials, draw forming, extrusions, seamless and welded tubing, pipe manufacturing, bending, welding, proof/pressure testing, and other forming & assembly processes
* Fundamental understanding of sheet metal forming, cutting, and assembly processes, particularly in stretch forming, stamping, spin forming, roll forming, roll bending, press brake forming, hydroforming, and tube forming/bending of primarily stainless and carbon steels
* Experience with machining and ancillary operations such as milling, turning, and tube cutting of materials
* Experience with engineering drawings, modeling, GD&T, etc
* General familiarity with welding of stainless and carbon steels is a plus
* Knowledge of supplier quality processes and statistical techniques
* Experience with quality systems and MRP/ERP systems
* Disciplined approach to problem-solving - 8D
* Proficient in MS Office and Excel applications and report writing
* Experience sharing information and influencing others across organizational lines
Additional Requirements:
* Ability to work extended hours when needed
* Ability to travel up to 40-50% work week
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee under 8 U.S.C. * 1157, or asylee under 8 U.S.C. * 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status