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
Own end-to-end development and qualification of automation equipment and: control systems at contract manufacturers, spanning equipment selection, new product introduction (NPI), line bring-up, and high-volume production support
Engage early with suppliers on equipment selection, fixturing design, and: controls architecture to properly set up high-volume manufacturing programs by ensuring material and process corners are fully characterized and completed
Design and qualify custom automation fixtures, workholding solutions, and: poka-yoke mechanisms to ensure repeatability, ergonomics, and high process capability
Develop and optimize conveyor systems, including conveyor logic, routing: algorithms, accumulation strategies, and material flow control to maximize throughput and minimize work-in-process (WIP)
Program and debug programmable logic controller (PLC) logic, human-machine: interfaces (HMI), and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for automated cells, including safety interlocks, sequencing, and error recovery routines
Lead line optimization initiatives focused on takt time reduction, bottleneck: analysis, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) improvement, cycle time balancing, and throughput maximization
What they're looking for
- Integrate robotic systems, vision guidance, servo motion control, and torque: tooling into automated assembly cells while ensuring robust communication protocols (EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, Profinet)
- Design and execute design of experiments (DOE) and corner case studies to: validate equipment robustness across material variation, environmental conditions, and process parameter windows
- Lead equipment and line qualification activities including installation: qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), performance qualification (PQ), gauge repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R), and production part approval process (PPAP)
- Perform reactive quality engineering support, including rapid containment,: root cause analysis using eight disciplines (8D) and five-whys (5-Why) methodologies, and corrective actions for equipment downtime, quality escapes, and field issues
