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SpaceX · 2 hours ago

Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain (Avionics)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$150K/yr - $190K/yr

5+ years exp

SpaceX is a company dedicated to making human life on Mars a reality through innovative technologies. They are seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager in the Supply Chain domain to oversee a team focused on eliminating reliability risks and developing efficient supply chain processes. The role involves cross-functional collaboration, team leadership, and strategic execution to enhance supply chain operations.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives Work cross-functionally with other supply chain verticals, engineering leadership, and production management to proactively identify improvement opportunities, implement agile processes, and strategic risk mitigation opportunities to improve engine reliability

Autonomous collaboration with engineering and supply chain leadership to drive alignment on design requirements, technical improvements, and simplification of reliable supply chain processes

Define strategic/tactical goals, and lead initiatives around those goals to ensure production and engineering stakeholder expectations are met

Lead supply chain engineering teams to ensure alignment across goals on cost, quality, and delivery, with bias towards continuous improvement as program plan changes

Develop standards and expectations to ensure at-rate delivery from suppliers with opportunity for strong alignment with leaders in supply base

Ensure end-to-end delivery execution from when the part leaves the supplier’s facility to when it arrives to its specified production area

Help facilitate change management on behalf of supply chain, and ensure on-time introduction of conforming parts at rate to support introduction of changes

Identify opportunities for either insourcing or outsourcing part manufacturing in order to support rate (drive, make, and buy)

Drive Execution Drive and motivate the team in ensuring all deliverables and expectations are met and executed, with quick decision-making

Develop reporting procedures and systems to inform and align on reliability progress, help needed, and opportunities for improvement

Identify and implement process, system, or training improvement projects with tangible results and effective delegation across team members to execute

Track and review established KPI’s with team and adjust initiatives as needed to drive progress

Develop and champion various cross-functional technical cost reduction efforts and projects in collaboration with sourcing leadership

Work autonomously and proactively to resolve a wide variety of potentially ambiguous issues in creative ways, while being resourceful

Ensure the team has both a high level and granular level understanding of quality risk across the program, and drive collaboration across the team to find the best ways to broadly reduce quality risk

Build and Manage an Awesome Team Represent the team, and ensure supply chain has a seat at the table to ensure alignment with Falcon program priorities and leadership by establishing trust with stakeholders

Develop a team of world-class supply chain professionals by conducting weekly 1:1s with direct reports and collaborating on personal development plans for each member

Interview and hire candidates for all of Supply Chain with a strong eye for talent

Develop a succession plan with leads and effectively manage attrition to ensure business continuity, while also growing and developing individual contributors

Embody and radiate best practices in team collaboration, respect, transparency, and team problem solving with a high sense of integrity

Qualification

Engineering degreeSupply chain managementTeam leadershipMRP system knowledgeBOM managementTechnical procurementAdvanced MS ExcelProblem solvingCritical thinkingCollaborationAttention to detailVerbal communicationWritten communicationPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

5+ years of experience working in one or more of the following: Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling

1+ years of experience leading a team with direct reports

Ability to work long hours and weekends as needed

Ability to travel for work up to 20%

Preferred

5+ years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, technical procurement or supply chain management

Strong technical understanding of MRP system

Experience with BOM management within TeamCenter

Experience sourcing and managing medium-complexity machined components

Highly-collaborative team player with impeccable attention to detail and strong verbal, written, and presentation skills

Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting skills with a bias for speed without sacrificing quality

Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across disciplines

Ability to work independently or collaboratively while managing multiple critical priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, loosely-structured environment

Advanced skills in MS Excel (ability to create pivot tables or macros, and analyze data)

Experience with SQL and Power BI

Conducts all activities with the highest integrity