Engineering Manager Jobs

About The Position

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.