Facilities Operations Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX • Redmond, WA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Starlink facilities team in Redmond, you will apply your knowledge, experience, and creativity to help the organization achieve the highest level of operational excellence across its manufacturing and office facilities. This role focuses on building the processes, systems, and tools that enable the team to operate more efficiently and effectively. You will serve as an adaptable problem solver who owns process development end-to-end, manages data and dashboards, drives continuous improvement, and supports facilities initiatives. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, is comfortable jumping between strategic business intelligence work and operational execution and is not afraid to try new things or take on new projects independently.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience working in engineering, operations, manufacturing or facilities management (internship experience qualifies)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Excel, SQL, or Python
• Proficiency with data analysis, data visualization, and cost-benefit analysis
• Experience with CAD software, Power BI, and JIRA
• Experience driving cross-functional product/tool/process improvement efforts
• Experience leading or contributing to construction or facilities projects (office buildouts, TI work, or infrastructure)
• Experience building reporting tools using SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, or similar
• Experience with Lean principles and structured problem-solving methodologies
• Willingness to learn project management skills and take on new projects independently
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment
• Excellent written and communication skills with demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence stakeholders in higher-level leadership
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing, supply chain, or production environment

Responsibilities

• Develop internal visual standards for internal work boards, JIRA queuing, PowerBI dashboards, and department workflow
• Support department continuous improvement projects such as new process rollouts/standardization and facilities initiatives
• Define and develop department-level metrics & associated dashboards that quantify the health of our operations and influence change
• Conduct in-depth analyses through SQL queries and other data analysis methods to dive into problems and identify trends for decision making
• Create reports, tools, and standardized metrics for operational measurements and improvements
• Develop automation that mitigates business risk or creates efficiencies within the team
• Implement tools (software or hardware) to reduce wasted effort by engineers and techs
• Take on new projects ad-hoc as the business needs

Benefits

• Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law (for employees in Washington State)
• Company shuttles for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level