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SpaceX · 3 weeks ago

Sr. Supplier Development Engineer (Starshield)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars, and they are seeking a Senior Supplier Development Engineer for their Starshield program. This role focuses on managing supply chain processes and ensuring the continuity of supply for electronic products while collaborating with design engineers and suppliers to meet technical and manufacturing requirements.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own and manage PCBA processes and PCBA products for the Starshield supply chain

Own continuity of supply for electronic products on the Starshield program, ensuring internal production has infeed assemblies needed to build to program level volume targets

Collaborate with design engineers to gain an in-depth knowledge of piece part, assembly, and/or sub-system design intent

Support the procurement team to strategically source parts matched with supplier competencies by reviewing and assessing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems

Create and define supplier technical requirements and flow downs to meet hardware manufacturing needs

Implement and monitor the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) with selected suppliers to enable rate production

Assure supplier understanding of product and submission requirements

Develop and approve process controls to control critical characteristics

Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and potential defect opportunities

Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and pinpoint systemic performance gaps and root causes to drive supplier improvement plans

Provide feedback as appropriate on manufacturing methods, with a specific focus on eliminating costs, reducing cycle times, and increasing yields

Function as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues and to provide technical support

Drive supplier corrective actions associated with any escapes or containments identified in Production and Supply Chain

Collaborate with teams, lead projects, and continuously drive improvement in the supply base with a focus on reductions in cycle time, nominal cost, and cumulative scrap

Qualification

PCBA manufacturingSupplier quality processesStatistical techniquesQuality systemsLean conceptsFailure analysis toolsInfluencing othersCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, material science engineering, hardware engineering, engineering physics, or other engineering discipline

5+ years of experience in PCBA manufacturing, SMT processing and/or microelectronics packaging either from industry, research, or academic projects

5+ years in a manufacturing, reliability, and/or design engineering role (student project team or internship experience qualifies)

Role is in office and located in Hawthorne, CA

An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol

Must be willing to work long hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines

Ability to travel: Up to 25-60% work week travel may be required

Valid driver's license