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SpaceX · 21 hours ago

Operations Engineer, Starlink Satellites

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$95K/yr - $115K/yr

SpaceX is a company focused on making human life on Mars a reality through innovative technologies. As an Operations Engineer within the Starlink Satellite Production team, you will lead improvement projects to enhance safety, reliability, and process capabilities while collaborating with various teams to develop new processes and infrastructure.

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 to meet production, materials management, and site demand

Manage projects and execute to tight timelines while effectively communicating to and influencing stakeholders

Drive improvements to increase production throughput, reduce manufacturing build hours and quality issues, and remove waste from complex processes

Anticipate and identify challenges within the satellite manufacturing and procurement value stream, determine root cause, and develop appropriate solutions

Develop, standardize, and continuously improve key process indicators and other operations metrics. Provide detailed analyses, and drive action plans

Train technicians, engineers, and leaders on best-in-class operations practices by driving process improvement workshops; providing training and information briefs on key topics; and demonstrating solutions in the area

Qualification

CAD softwareData analysisProcess improvementSQLBusiness intelligence toolsStatisticsCapacity planningCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Experience with CAD software, SQL, business intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI, Grafana), or analysis tools (Python/R, Arena, Minitab, etc.)

Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Preferred

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 CAD software, Power BI, and discrete event modeling tools

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 requirements needs into design requirements

Experience as a contributor to multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams

Experience with gathering and using data to drive systemic improvements

Experience reviewing data and checking for accuracy/errors in a dataset based on process and system knowledge

Experience working in a highly demanding and fast paced environment

Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to make presentations to engineering, team members, internal customers and management