The opportunity
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
What you'll do
Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams through product: development and production to create quality plans for flight hardware, including identification of key characteristics, prototype testing for functionality and manufacturability, first article and detailed inspection planning, and consideration of past failures and lessons learned
Develop, implement and validate Lean test and inspection processes for new: and existing products and process, ensuring that criteria are objective and that quality goals are consistently met
Monitor the success of products and processes through production ramp-up: using a suite of quality and analysis tools
Conduct regular build quality reviews to ensure that design intent is: achieved and well-communicated; 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
Investigate failures in production, test and flight, identifying and: mitigating the immediate and underlying root causes in order to reduce risk and improve reliability of designs and processes
Contain suspect or known non-conforming product, providing guidance to: quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors and engineers to assist in quarantining and rework activities
What they're looking for
- Support the shop floor in continuous improvement and the advancing of a Lean,: autonomous production system through creation of standard rework/repair guides, removal of redundant or unnecessary inspection, and improved control and optimization of critical processes
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
- + years in a manufacturing, quality and/or design engineering role (student: project team or internship experience qualifies)
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team’s: spirit of innovation and mission of improving reliability in cutting-edge technology