Manager, Starlink Manufacturing Engineering

SpaceX•Bastrop, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Engineering Manager on the Starlink Product team, you will lead manufacturing engineering efforts to design, build, and continuously improve high-volume Starlink Product production lines. You will ensure component production and final assembly and test processes are performed with high levels of safety, quality, and rate. The role spans equipment design and fabrication, facilities planning, staffing, leadership development, and new product introduction. You will own the relationship between engineering, supply chain, and production teams for your product line and provide engineering teams with input on area capability and design for manufacturability. The position is based in Bastrop, Texas, and involves managing a team of 60 or more engineers and specialists operating on a two-shift structure. The manager is expected to work flexible and/or extended hours as needed, lift 25 pounds unassisted, and travel for short business trips as needed, up to 15%.

Requirements

Advanced degree and 2+ years of experience in engineering, production, manufacturing, or operations; or a bachelor's degree and 4+ years of such experience; or 8+ years of such experience.
2+ years of direct leadership or management experience leading engineers.
Willingness to work flexible and/or extended hours to meet the needs of the role.
Ability to lift 25 lbs. unassisted.
Ability to travel for short business trips as needed, up to 15%.
Must meet SpaceX's stated ITAR eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, qualifying refugee, or qualifying asylee, or be eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

4+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment and experience transitioning products from development into production.
Comfort working on the factory floor to identify and execute efficiency improvements throughout production and manufacturing.
Experience with process development and qualification, new product development, capacity and resource planning, and Lean manufacturing.
Experience with design for manufacturability, assembly, reliability, and source-ability.
Ability to solve complex problems independently or as part of an integrated team, using appropriate problem-solving tools and meeting schedules.
Ability to influence other organizations using strong engineering or business rationale and data.
Ability to organize, assign, and track work and deliverables effectively.
Ability to develop manufacturing strategies based on specialized business needs.
Experience driving production or company-wide initiatives with significant impact on reliability, people, or efficiency.
Demonstrated achievements improving production through process improvements while focusing on product reliability and mission success.
Ability to work effectively in an integrated team with daily interactions with technicians, engineers, and managers.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach developing leaders.
Experience in end-to-end printed circuit board fabrication and assembly, automated high-rate assembly, high-pressure die casting, injection molded plastics, or printed circuit board manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of 60+ engineers and specialists on a 2-shift structure.
Lead the team through all phases of the product life cycle while ensuring standards and requirements are upheld.
Develop and implement business, manufacturing, and production metrics to measure and optimize productivity.
Serve as the technical decision maker and advisor on manufacturing techniques and test methods that enable subassemblies to be built at rate.
Maintain a strong focus on safety and an excellent safety record.
Champion continuous improvement projects using appropriate metrics and data, including improvement or mitigation plans to achieve higher performance.
Work with cross-functional teams to increase throughput and meet production targets while maintaining high quality standards.
Recruit, develop, train, and retain leaders and individual contributors.
Focus on cost reduction in design, production, and supply chain processes.
Monitor and communicate area status, readiness, and risks to leadership.
Partner with engineering teams to ensure new product development meets product manufacturability goals.
Implement machine maintenance schedules and ensure backup spares are available to support uptime and output performance.