Quality Specialist, Precision Machining (Starlink) - Level 4/5
SpaceX•Woodinville, WA
•$47 - $64•Onsite
About The Position
The Precision Machining team in Woodinville is looking for a quality specialist to lead projects with a strong focus on efficiency, reliability, and compliance with our inspection processes. This role will support all inspection and quality systems within the Precision Machine shop.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in quality, inspection, or manufacturing
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of basic & advanced GD&T per ASME Y14.5
- Hands-on experience with developing or prototyping new inspection tools
- Experience with CMM operations
- Ability to obtain CMM Programming levels 1–3
- Advanced CMM Programming
- Expert-level programming and optimization of complex geometries
- Proficiency in Calypso CMM software
- Ability to develop and validate advanced inspection programs for flight hardware
- Design, setup, and installation of tooling and fixtures on CMMs
- Ability to train and mentor others in GD&T interpretation and application
- Familiarity with quality tools such as lean principles, design of experiments, root cause analysis and corrective action, metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem-solving approaches
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment with flight quality hardware
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
Responsibilities
- Sustain and increase scope in production areas
- Propose and support the implementation of changes to inspection processes that reduce processing time without sacrificing quality or reliability
- Research, prototype, and implement new inspection tools that meet all design and business requirements including safety, quality, cost, and delivery
- Drive inspection efficiency by identifying high-variance processes and standardizing/simplifying the inspection approach and acceptance criteria
- Collaborate with inspectors, engineers, and shop subject matter experts to solve large-scale production challenges caused by inspection bottlenecks
- Streamline and simplify data collection requirements for inspections
- Develop training to enable higher-quality and more efficient inspections
- Collect and analyze team feedback for opportunities to improve inspection processes
- Design, set up, and install tooling and fixtures on CMMs to support advanced inspection requirements
- Develop and optimize advanced CMM programs using Calypso software for complex flight hardware geometries
- Train and mentor inspectors and engineers on advanced GD&T interpretation and application per ASME Y14.5
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 leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
