Manufacturing Engineer (Starship Components Operations)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

About The Position

The Starship Components Operations Build team owns factory design and material flow to enable manufacturing, machining, and testing of flow control devices and mechanisms used on Starship/Super Heavy, including regulators, butterfly valves, and flap/fin actuators. The Components Operations Engineering team designs and develops the factory that produces these components. Its scope includes factory construction and expansion, process flow, machine moves, and project planning. The role focuses on strategic planning, coordinating multiple priorities, improving part flow, and working on the factory floor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline.
At least 1 year of mechanical design or hands-on manufacturing experience; internships and project teams qualify.
Ability to stand for long durations and work directly with hardware on the factory floor.
Ability to stoop and bend when necessary.
Ability to travel and work long hours or weekends when necessary.

Nice To Haves

Process engineering experience, including project management, capacity modeling, process mapping, and layouts.
Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning, including MRP/ERP systems.
Experience as an industrial, operations, process, or manufacturing engineer in a developmental manufacturing environment.
Experience with industrial facilities, including HVAC, gases, electrical systems, and structural foundations.
At least 1 year of experience using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis or dynamic-systems modeling.
Experience with lean, Six Sigma, and related production principles.
Ability to work well across teams and skill sets to find the simplest and best solution.
Experience contributing to multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Design and own factory and production-area layouts using clear visual indicators and linear flow.
Conduct job walks with vendors, negotiate prices, and hold vendors to schedules.
Host production-line process walks, identify steps that can be deleted or simplified, and help initiate changes.
Execute complex projects in the minimum amount of time and expense to the business.
Lead by example and work hands-on to complete projects rapidly.
Develop system and process improvements across production teams.
Develop tools to analyze production delivery, capacity, and cost problems to guide decisions.

Benefits

Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various other discounts and perks.
Potential accrual of 3 weeks of paid vacation.
Eligibility for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy.