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 a team of manufacturing specialists, technicians, and equipment: maintenance personnel accountable for process development, product qualification, reliability, and high-volume ramp of silicon packages and flight/consumer hardware.
Own safety performance, ensuring all team members receive required: Environmental, Health & Safety training and strictly follow safety policies.
Develop and mentor team members through training, performance management,: career progression, hiring, and discipline.
Drive continuous improvement using Lean principles, Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream: Mapping, and other tools to eliminate waste, reduce cycle time, lower costs, and improve throughput and quality.
Develop and execute daily production plans, prioritizing work based on: customer commitments, manpower, equipment capacity, and material availability.
Analyze production data, resolve operational issues, and lead root cause: analysis (5Why, 8D, A3) and corrective actions to maintain quality and meet customer requirements.
What they're looking for
- Partner with engineering and process leaders on design for manufacturability,: process standardization, and variation reduction.
- Act as the primary technical decision-maker for the team on production, efficiency, and personnel matters.
- Associate’s degree & 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing/test: environment, or 5+ years of experience without a degree.
- + years of hands-on experience with safety-critical systems, mechanical: assemblies, automated equipment, and multi-axis heavy equipment.
