SpaceX Build Specialist on the Starbase team responsible for driving engineering standards and streamlining manufacturing flow. Manages tools for schedule communication, resolves manufacturing issues, and designs tooling for production builds.
Responsibilities
Collaborate and work with the production leadership team by driving engineering standards for excellence in the builds (quality, build improvements, order of operations, etc.)
Interface with engineers and technicians to advance and streamline manufacturing flow; eliminate unnecessary scope, downtime, and blockers
Create and manage tools to communicate schedule; identify critical path/dependencies, and track progress, build over build
Review and triage work order feedback; work with process planning to drive necessary incorporation on in-process work orders and next engineering master’s revisions
Support the first build process development for new and changing assembly designs that can include process and equipment design, physical operations, and development builds
Identify the need for shop aids and tooling that will increase work center productivity
Identify and implement shop floor layout improvements as well as storage and organizational improvements
Routinely broadcast status, milestones, and roadmap of projects to stakeholders
Resolve manufacturing issues, disposition nonconforming parts, modify bills of materials, perform root cause analysis, and implement robust corrective actions
Implement standard practices, troubleshooting guides, and standard repair procedures
Evaluate proposed designs and planning for manufacturability and integration by collaborating with build, design, and build reliability engineers
Provide recommendations for tooling design and improvement based on analysis and data
Qualification
Experience with data analysis (Excel
Required
High school diploma or equivalency certificate and 2+ years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment; OR Bachelor's degree in an engineering, math, or science discipline
Preferred
Associate or bachelor's degree in an engineering, math, or science discipline
2+ years of experience in a manufacturing and process planning role
Experience working effectively in a team environment
Ability to solve complex manufacturing problems on schedule with little to no supervision as an individual or as a member of an integrated team
Experience with written and verbal communication including experience communicating with external and internal stakeholders
Experience troubleshooting and problem-solving
Understanding of spacecraft integration processes including avionics, propulsion systems, and mechanical integration
Experience with data analysis (Excel, VBA, and/or SQL)
