Manager, Gateway Production (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. MANAGER, GATEWAY PRODUCTION (STARLINK) SpaceX is developing a low-latency, broadband internet system to meet the needs of people around the world. Enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity, including those in rural communities and places where existing services are too expensive or unreliable. To enable our goal of “Connecting the Unconnected,” SpaceX is ramping up production in our manufacturing facility in Bastrop, Texas (Greater Austin), which will bring thousands of high-skill manufacturing jobs to the area. We are looking for a hard-driving and well-rounded leader, capable of taking charge of a broad array of responsibilities associated with developing and growing a new production organization, focused on our gateways that we deploy around the world. You will be responsible for building out the production team that will operate and maintain this equipment. You will be responsible for establishing the standards by which this team operates, and shepherding the program from the startup phase into a disciplined production organization. This individual must have the capability to rapidly become a subject matter expert on multiple complex production operations. You must be capable of operating successfully within a chaotic startup environment while identifying and executing on actions needed to ensure mission success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM discipline; OR 4+ years of professional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
3+ years of production operations or process development experience
2+ years of experience in a leadership position

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or technical discipline
Experience building out a multidisciplinary production organization
Experience leading multi-level production operations teams with 50+ members
Experience standing up a new production line and bringing it to rate
Experience with automated assembly manufacturing processes
Experience in related fields such as electrical or mechanical assembly and test, SMT soldering processes, PCBA manufacturing, wafer fabrication, silicon packaging, battery or chemical manufacturing
Experience with applying lean manufacturing principles
Ability to adapt to constantly changing work environment

Responsibilities

Manage a team of supervisors, technicians, and production associates on a multi-shift schedule
Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record
Identify, recruit, and develop leadership and individual contributor talent
Develop onboarding and training material
Implement a development program to enhance the capability of all team members with a focus on manufacturing outputs, while improving quality and reducing lead time and cost
Establish operational standards and hold accountability to those standards
Partner with engineering teams on the startup and optimization of production equipment
Champion continuous improvement projects using relevant metrics and data sources
Ensure root causes for quality issues are identified and appropriate improvement actions are put in place
Monitor and communicate area status and risks to leadership
Foster a spirit of collaboration within and between departments