Operations Engineer (Starship)

Hawthorne, CAfull timeRemote

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$100k–$118k

H1B: no

SpaceX Operations Engineer (Starship) at SpaceX leads cross-functional teams to optimize production processes and resource allocation for the Starship program. The role involves designing factory layouts, managing production strategy, and developing tools for capacity and cost analysis.

Responsibilities

Design and own factory and production area layouts following the rules of clear visual indicators and linear flow principles
Conduct job walks with vendors, negotiate prices, and hold vendors to schedule
Host process walks of production lines, and ask questions to delete or simplify process steps and kick off changes
Work as part of a team to develop and manage production strategy to mitigate future production risks and seize emerging opportunities to improve quality, output, safety, and cost
Develop tools to analyze delivery, capacity, and cost problems for production to guide decisions
Identify operational challenges within the organization, determine root cause, and develop appropriate solutions
Develop and track key performance measures, and identify decision points and actions to optimize production to meet demand
Actively develop system and process improvements within and between production elements

Qualification

Experience with inventoryExperience using ExcelProficiency with statisticsExperience as an industrialExperience with leanADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Required

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

Preferred

Process engineering experience including project management, capacity modeling, processing mapping, and layouts
Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems)
Experience using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis on modeling dynamic systems
Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization
Experience as an industrial, operations, process or manufacturing engineer in a developmental manufacturing environment
Experience with lean, six sigma, and related production principles
Experience as a contributor to multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

SpaceX

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Remote-friendly

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