Supplier Development Engineer (PCB/PCBA)Posted today$130K

Hawthorne, CAManufacturing

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 parts and assemblies on the rocket,: including identifying and reviewing suppliers, and developing a reliable process for ramping manufacturing to rate for parts that are new, undergoing drawing changes, or undergoing re-sourcing at a new supplier

  • Collaborate with design, R&D, commercial supply chain, hardware reliability,: and production teams to effectively manage product portfolio

  • Analyze production and process data to drive technical product improvements: and related engineering drawing updates, reducing risk and potential defect opportunities as well as improving manufacturability, manufacturing lead times, and cost

  • 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

What they're looking for

  • Lead containment activities on assigned parts, working with cross-functional: counterparts to agree on scope, path forward and ultimate resolution
  • Drive supplier root cause failure analysis and corrective actions associated: with any quality gaps, escapes, or containments
  • Support procurement team to strategically source parts matched with supplier: capabilities by reviewing and assessing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems
  • Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention to detail,: self-direction and courage to push the technical envelope which is conventionally held in the industry.