Material Flow Engineer (Raptor Operations Engineering)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Raptor Operations Engineering team builds the machine that builds the machine, in this case the factory that builds the world’s most advanced rocket engine. Factory build and expansion, process flow, machine moves, and project planning all fall under the scope of this team. The Raptor team is currently seeking an experienced Material Flow Engineer to analyze, design, and optimize the receiving, storage, movement, and presentation of materials for all flight and non-flight programs to enable overall Starship objectives. Material Flow Engineers are responsible for developing and implementing material flow strategies that align with Raptor production goals and drive operational excellence. This role involves using lean material flow principles, data analytics, problem solving, modeling, and project management skills to ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of all materials.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline
1+ years of professional or internship experience in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with layout design, both warehouse and manufacturing lineside layouts.
Experience as an industrial, operations, process or manufacturing engineer in a developmental manufacturing environment
Knowledge of Supply Chain planning design and warehousing requirements.
Experience solving challenging quantitative problems in fast paced environments.
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 as a contributor to multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

Design and implement innovative strategies for efficient material flow from receipt to the lineside and any reverse logistics required.
Understand critical part flow categories to develop specific plans that will allow Starbase to achieve significant scale.
Use value stream mapping to ensure end-to-end process optimization.
Develop and implement conceptual and detailed layouts for material flow and storage to achieve targeted inventory levels.
Ensure that storage strategies are aligned across the supply chain and achieve maximum desired part density considering all available facility volume.
Build and use space capacity models to ensure we have adequate storage solutions.
Using lean material flow principles and industry best practices, develop labor and equipment models to match the material flow strategies.
Conduct time studies as needed to determine resource efficiency and implement procedures to track improvements.
Ensure that all material handling equipment is optimized for the processes being supported.
Develop cost effective and sustainable packaging solutions for use between vendors and SpaceX and within Starbase facilities.
Ensure that the packaging optimizes for total landed cost by considering logistics density and handling efficiency, while maintaining required quality standards.
Work with external packaging and tooling vendors as well as internal teams to get right-sized packaging fleets built in time to support program targets.
Utilize data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, SQL) to assess material flow performance metrics, identify issues, and develop data-driven solutions.
Support the Materials Management operations teams as needed with decision making.
Conduct risk assessments and implement measures to ensure that all Materials Management processes adhere to federal, state, local and SpaceX safety standards.
Conduct periodic audits to ensure that safe conditions do not develop, all processes are being completed per design standards and any equipment in use remains adequate for the process it supports.
Develop and lead training for new processes and equipment.
Collaborate with Engineering, Production and Supply Chain teams across SpaceX on critical projects to ensure stakeholder buy-in is achieved and everyone is working towards a common target state.
As needed, conduct sessions to keep all cross-functional teams aligned.

Benefits

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
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
paid sick leave
company stock or long-term cash awards
potential discretionary bonuses
ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan