Manager, Supplier Development Engineering (Starship) at SpaceX · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally with other supply chain verticals, engineering leadership, and production management to proactively identify improvement opportunities, implement agile processes, and drive strategic risk mitigation that improves Starship vehicle and engine reliability
Partner autonomously with engineering and supply chain leadership to drive alignment on design requirements, technical improvements, and simplification of reliable supply chain processes
Define strategic and tactical goals for the supplier development engineering organization and lead initiatives around those goals to ensure production and engineering stakeholder expectations are met
Lead supply chain engineering teams to ensure alignment across cost, quality, and delivery goals, with a bias towards continuous improvement as the Starship program plan changes
Develop standards and expectations to ensure at-rate delivery from suppliers, with strong alignment to leaders in the supply base
Ensure end-to-end delivery execution from when the part leaves the supplier’s facility to when it arrives at its specified production area
Facilitate change management on behalf of supply chain, and ensure on-time introduction of conforming parts at rate to support design and production changes
Identify opportunities for insourcing or outsourcing part manufacturing in order to support rate (drive make vs. buy)
Represent supplier development engineering in Starship program forums; ensure supply chain has a seat at the table and alignment with Starship program priorities by establishing trust with senior stakeholders
Drive and motivate managers and teams to ensure all deliverables and expectations are met and executed, with quick decision-making
Develop reporting procedures and systems to inform and align on reliability progress, help needed, and opportunities for improvement
Identify and implement process, system, or training improvement projects with tangible results, and effectively delegate execution across the organization

Manager, Supplier Development Engineering (Starship)

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

SpaceX

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