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SpaceX · 1 day ago

Supply Chain Reliability Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$95K/yr - $115K/yr

1+ years exp

SpaceX is a company focused on developing technologies for human life on Mars. They are seeking a Supply Chain Reliability Engineer to ensure the sourcing, planning, and procurement processes meet quality and reliability goals for their spacecraft and launch vehicles.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Interface with Production operations, Inspection, Shipping/Receiving, and Engineering teams to develop appropriate quality signals and processes to meeting overall program reliability goals

Maintain established quality processes and necessary procedures to ensure the identification, segregation, control, and disposition of all nonconforming materials, parts, components, and subassemblies at the business and supplier level

Responsible for Containment actions associated with non-conforming product, including identification of product location, coordination with Build Reliability Engineers of potential Flight risk and the coordination of actions required to identify root cause analysis

Identify opportunities for risk reduction and removal of complexity in designs and processes to improve manufacturability, collaborating with integrated product teams to drive improvements and address high-impact and repeating non-conformances

Responsible for tracking yield, test/inspection escapes, and ensuring past failures and lessons learned are incorporated into NPI

Qualification

Manufacturing processes knowledgeQuality systems experienceLean principles knowledgeSix Sigma knowledgeAS9100 experienceISO 9000 experienceNadcap AC7004 experienceSQL proficiencyProcess flow mappingWarehouse management systemsRoot cause analysisAdvanced product quality planningMetrology knowledgePFMEA knowledge8D problem solvingSelf-directProject managementCommunication skills

Required

A deep technical and practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and standards

An ability to lead projects, help develop strategy, drive cross-functional team accountability, and deliver results

A passion for continuous improvement and a patience to shepherd ideas from initial requirements through execution

A willingness to roll up your sleeves and step into unknown situations to understand the current state and most optimal path forward

Be a voice of reasoning for reliability and ensure that product reliability risks are taken into account within Supply Chain process

Build relationships with cross-functional groups to identify, prioritize, and close any reliability or process gaps

An ability to lead groups in creating and refining ideas or solutions to problems, communicating the benefits of change, and keeping related projects on track

Bachelor's degree in an engineering field

1+ years of experience in quality systems, quality assurance/control, and/or manufacturing/production

Experience with AS9100, ISO 9000 and/or Nadcap AC7004

Position may involve long hours and weekend work as needed

Ability to travel up to 60-75%

Preferred

Master's degree in engineering or supply chain

Good written, oral, and presentation skills

Ability to operate autonomously and self-direct

SQL, software development & project management, process flow mapping, material planning systems, warehouse management systems

Ability to think big, align teams and organizations behind a goal, and execute with sustained results

Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, Six Sigma, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem-solving approaches

Experience with high volume manufacturing (i.e. small or large machined components, hardware, COTS, fittings, etc.)

Knowledge of supplier quality processes (production part approval process, advanced product quality planning, first article inspection reports, etc.)

Disciplined approach to problem solving - 8D