SpaceX · 22 hours ago
Manager, PCBA SMT Production (Starlink)
Bastrop, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expSpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars, and they are seeking a Manager for PCBA SMT Production for their Starlink project. The role involves leading a production team, ensuring safety, optimizing operations, and fostering collaboration to enhance manufacturing capabilities.
AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manage a team of supervisors, technicians, and production associates on a multi-shift schedule
Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record
Identify, recruit, and develop leadership and individual contributor talent
Develop onboarding and training material
Implement a development program to enhance the capability of all team members with a focus on manufacturing outputs, while improving quality and reducing lead time and cost
Establish operational standards and hold accountability to those standards
Partner with engineering teams on the startup and optimization of production equipment
Champion continuous improvement projects using relevant metrics and data sources
Ensure root causes for quality issues are identified and appropriate improvement actions are put in place
Monitor and communicate area status and risks to leadership
Foster a spirit of collaboration within and between departments
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline; OR 4+ years of professional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
3+ years of production operations or process development experience
2+ years of experience in a leadership position
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Must be able to lift 25 lbs. unassisted
Able to travel up to 10% on an ongoing basis
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
Bachelor's degree in an engineering or technical discipline
Experience building out a multidisciplinary production organization
Experience leading multi-level production operations teams with 50+ members
Experience standing up a new production line and bringing it to rate
Experience with automated assembly manufacturing processes
Experience in related fields such as electrical or mechanical assembly and test, SMT soldering processes, PCBA manufacturing, wafer fabrication, silicon packaging, battery or chemical manufacturing
Experience with applying lean manufacturing principles
Ability to adapt to constantly changing work environment
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.78BKey Investors
Korea Investment PartnersIntesa SanpaoloAndreessen Horowitz
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Leadership Team
Elon Musk
Founder, CEO & CTO
Bret Johnsen
CFO
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