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
Serve as the technical point of contact for assigned parts and assemblies of: the rocket, solving emergent challenges at suppliers, and mitigating risk to the manifest by addressing high-impact manufacturing and quality challenges
Own the new product introduction of new assemblies on the rocket, including: determining the ideal manufacturing method, identifying suppliers, and developing a reliable process for ramping to rate. This individual is expected to be the extreme owner for the process at suppliers for new parts, drawing changes, or when re-sourcing existing parts to a new supplier
Conduct design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews to ensure parts are: manufacturable at early stages, preferably prior to sourcing
Work with procurement to find exceptional suppliers and vet them: appropriately for quality and ability to meet our aggressive takt times
Create and develop specifications as needed to flow down quality and: manufacturing requirements to the supply base
Scope out new forming, cutting, and inspection technologies and suppliers: that may be employed to improve rate/quality/efficiency
What they're looking for
- Review issues on assigned parts and solve to the root cause, implementing: changes at the supplier, at SpaceX or both, as appropriate, drive further actions to closure, and re-source to new suppliers where appropriate
- Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering: counterparts to implement, but not limited to, required re-work, repair or use as-is disposition
- Become thoroughly familiar with your assigned parts and the processes that: make up the overall assembly and become the primary point of contact for supply chain related defects on your parts
- Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention to detail,: self-direction and courage to push the technical envelope which is conventionally held in the industry.
