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SpaceX · 3 months ago

Operation Engineer (Satellite Supply Chain)

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$95K/yr - $115K/yr

1+ years exp

SpaceX is a company focused on developing technologies for space exploration, with the goal of enabling human life on Mars. They are seeking an Operations Engineer for their Starlink Satellite team to drive improvement projects in Materials Management and Satellite Supply Chain, ensuring safety, reliability, and process capability goals are met. The role involves managing material flow projects, improving inventory and delivery reliability, and training team members on best practices.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, building/infrastructure, and layout upgrades specifically related to materials management to meet production and site demand

Manage material flow projects, and execute to tight timelines while effectively communicating with and influencing stakeholders

Drive improvements to increase inventory, on-time delivery, reliability, and reduce waste

Anticipate and identify challenges within the satellite material flow and logistics value stream, determine root-cause failures, and develop appropriate solutions

Develop, standardize, and continuously improve key process indicators and other operations metrics

Pull and transform data to understand and communicate current activities, and build a business case for improvement efforts

Anticipate and identify challenges within the material flow and logistics value stream, determine root-cause failures, and develop appropriate solutions

Train inventory and receiving specialists, logistics team members, and leaders on best-in-class operations practices by driving process improvement workshops, providing training and information briefs on key topics, and demonstrating solutions

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementData AnalysisProcess ImprovementCAD SoftwareLean Six SigmaInventory ManagementBusiness Intelligence ToolsStatisticsCommunication SkillsPresentation Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline

1+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and/or inventory management (including school projects, clubs, or internships)

Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed

This position is based in Redmond, WA and requires being onsite

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Preferred

Master's degree in engineering or supply chain

1+ year of experience with CAD software, SQL, business intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI, Grafana), analysis tools (Python/R, Minitab, Excel, etc.), or discrete event modeling tools

Experience as an industrial, operations, quality, process, or manufacturing engineer in a manufacturing environment

Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization

Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems)

Proficient in identifying system enhancement opportunities, understanding end-user requirements, and the ability to translate requirement needs into design requirements

Experience with Lean, six sigma, and related production principles

Experience with data analytics

Strong communication skills and the ability to make presentations to engineering teams, internal customers, and leadership