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
Lead the Development Operations engineering team (Build Engineers and: design/DFM ICs): hire, coach, set goals, and raise the bar on quality, throughput, and schedule
Own design for manufacturability from concept through fab: original CAD, GD&T, design reviews, and design changes that reduce cost, complexity, and cycle time
Own fixtures, tooling, workholding, and mechanical catalog items (cells,: conveyors, buffers, stands) from raw material through handoff to the customer program
Act as technical decision maker for the shop engineering stack: what we make, how we make it, and when we push a design back to the RE
Partner with Development Supervisors on intake, queue, and expedite
Partner with CNC programmers, machinists, welders, ACE specialists, and inventory
What they're looking for
- Drive NCR, root cause, and corrective action on non-conforming product (tooling, cells, fixtures, piece parts)
- Create and maintain build documentation: procedures, MBOMs, integration instructions, and planning that technicians and vendors can execute
- Interface with supply chain and vendors so piece parts and sub-assemblies hit rate
- Present look-ahead with a recommendation (options, capacity, risk)