Automation Build Engineer, Development (Starlink)

SpaceX•Bastrop, TX

About The Position

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. As a build engineer on the Development Operations team, you will be responsible for leading large-scale projects, developing standardized procedures, and optimizing fabrication and integration processes to drive overall efficiency inside our shop, across our internal customer base and strategic partnerships with local vendors. Working in concert with Starlink engineering product teams, supply chain, materials management, and leadership, you will coordinate ownership across these multi-disciplinary teams. You will collaborate daily, driving meaningful changes to processes, procedures, planning, and organization to improve fabrication and integration workflow. You will take extreme ownership of deliverables, schedule adherence, and alignment with overall program milestones.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
2+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware systems (internship and collegiate extracurricular engineering project experience qualifies)

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience implementing design for manufacture for electromechanical systems
2+ years of professional experience in design and/or production of mechanical or electronics hardware systems
Ability to create and deliver presentations for design and manufacturing readiness reviews
Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing as part of a cross-functional team in a fast-paced iterative design environment
Experience modeling with 3D CAD software such as: NX, Catia, Solidworks or equivalent
Working proficiency with DFMEA and PFMEA methodology and implementation
SPC (Statistical Process Control) knowledge and experience applying statistical methods to track process capability
Competency with SQL databases
Demonstrated experience designing tooling in a manufacturing environment
Hands-on engineer with a passion for continuous improvement
Capable of solving complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

Act as the primary liaison between automation, supply chain, production, and development operations to ensure factory infrastructure is built and deployed to meet program milestones
Ideate and implement new manufacturing processes and workflows within the development operations team to increase shop throughput, efficiency and personnel safety
Manage the build, configuration and instillation of all modular automation assets within the team’s catalog from raw material purchase to complete cell build and handoff to automation/production
Work with peer engineering and support teams to drive design updates in response to manufacturing issues, part obsolescence, and system requirement changes
Prepare engineering documentation necessary for the transition from development to production including assembly procedures, integration instruction and manufacturing bills of materials
Work with supplier and internal vendors to fabricate piece parts and sub-assemblies at rate to meet production needs or supplement internal capacity
Contribute to design reviews acting as an expert in design for manufacturability, design for reliability, design for maintenance, supplier capabilities assessments, quality control, etc.
Spearhead cost reduction efforts and implement initiatives to meet and exceed departmental objectives while not compromising on quality
Design, develop, validate, and implement tooling to ensure repeatability and efficiency
Primary point of contact for non-conforming product (cells, panels & tooling), troubleshooting, root cause, failure investigations and corrective actions
Develop training requirements for built technician personnel and work to elevate overall team capability and productivity
Work creatively and innovate to support SpaceX's goals by always being prepared to challenge the status quo