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Operations Engineer

Bastrop, TX · On-site

$69K - $93K/yr

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is ... OPERATIONS ENGINEER (STARLINK) Starlink is the world's first and largest satellite constellation ...

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Operations Engineer (Facilities)

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$110K - $135K/yr

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is ... OPERATIONS ENGINEER (FACILITIES) As a member of the infrastructure engineering team, you will apply ...

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Operations Engineer (Construction)

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$110K - $135K/yr

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is ... OPERATIONS ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) As a member of the infrastructure engineering team, you will ...

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Launch Engineer, Dragon

Cape Canaveral, FL · On-site

LAUNCH ENGINEER, DRAGON SpaceX is seeking exceptional candidates for a Launch Engineer position on ... on operational needs ITAR REQUIREMENTS: Learn more about the ITAR here. SpaceX is an Equal ...

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Operations Engineer (Raptor)

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$115K - $160K/yr

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is ... OPERATIONS ENGINEER (RAPTOR) As a Raptor engineer at SpaceX you will have the opportunity to apply ...

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IT Operations Engineer

Cape Canaveral, FL · On-site

$58K - $79K/yr

IT OPERATIONS ENGINEER As an IT Operations Engineer at SpaceX, you will engineer and deliver ... other SpaceX sites worldwide). * Ability to pass DOD background check for launch site access.

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Operations Engineer (Starship)

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$115K - $140K/yr

Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. OPERATIONS ENGINEER (STARSHIP) The Operations Engineering team ...

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP

NY · On-site

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is ... Maintain a tight feedback loop with the launch operations team to rapidly alter plans as necessary ...

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Global Operations Engineer (Starlink)

Bastrop, TX · On-site

$69K - $93K/yr

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is ... GLOBAL OPERATIONS ENGINEER (STARLINK) Starlink is leveraging SpaceX's experience in building ...

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Operations Engineer (Facilities)

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$110K - $135K/yr

OPERATIONS ENGINEER (FACILITIES) As a member of the infrastructure engineering team, you will apply ... Develop automation that mitigates business risk or creates efficiencies within the SpaceX factory

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Sr. Operations Engineer (Starlink Growth)

Bastrop, TX · On-site

$69K - $93K/yr

As a Sr. Operations Engineer, you will own high-impact initiatives to improve customer experience ... SpaceX develops and operates rockets, satellite networks, and AI infrastructure including launch ...

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Operations Engineer (Construction)

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$110K - $135K/yr

OPERATIONS ENGINEER (CONSTRUCTION) As a member of the infrastructure engineering team, you will ... Develop automation that mitigates business risk or creates efficiencies within the SpaceX factory

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Launch Engineer, Dragon

Cape Canaveral, FL · On-site

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is ... Develop, execute, and continuously improve procedures for the integration, testing, and operation ...

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Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA)

Hawthorne, CA · On-site

$115K - $160K/yr

In this role, you will own the full PCBA manufacturing process for SpaceX's launch vehicles, crew ... Work with peer engineering, and support teams to drive design updates in response to manufacturing ...

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Operations Engineer

Bastrop, TX • On-site

SpaceX
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing • 1 - 5K employees
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$69K - $93K/yr

Full-time

Posted 9 days ago

SpaceX rating

8.7

Company rating: 8.7 out of 10

Based on 152 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

18th of 72 rated aerospace companies

Job description

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.
OPERATIONS ENGINEER (STARLINK)
Starlink is the world's first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls and more. Leveraging advanced satellites and user hardware coupled with our deep experience with both spacecraft and on-orbit operations, Starlink delivers high-speed, low-latency internet to users all over the world. As an Operations Engineer on the Starlink Satellite team, you will drive improvement projects for our Materials Management and Satellite Supply Chain organization to ensure that safety, reliability, and process capability goals are achieved, maintained, and improved. You will be a vital part of the relationship between our development, supply chain, and production teams. You will drive the design and development of new and existing processes and infrastructure to enable SpaceX to continue building and improving the world's most advanced satellite constellation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, building/infrastructure, and layout upgrades specifically related to materials management to meet production and site demand
  • Manage material flow projects, and execute to tight timelines while effectively communicating with and influencing stakeholders
  • Drive improvements to increase inventory, on-time delivery, reliability, and reduce waste
  • Anticipate and identify challenges within the satellite material flow and logistics value stream, determine root-cause failures, and develop appropriate solutions
  • Develop, standardize, and continuously improve key process indicators and other operations metrics
  • Pull and transform data to understand and communicate current activities, and build a business case for improvement efforts
  • Anticipate and identify challenges within the material flow and logistics value stream, determine root-cause failures, and develop appropriate solutions
  • Train inventory and receiving specialists, logistics team members, and leaders on best-in-class operations practices by driving process improvement workshops, providing training and information briefs on key topics, and demonstrating solutions

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, and/or inventory management (including school projects, clubs, or internships)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Master's degree in engineering or supply chain
  • 1+ year of experience with CAD software, SQL, business intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI, Grafana), analysis tools (Python/R, Minitab, Excel, etc.), or discrete event modeling tools
  • Experience as an industrial, operations, quality, process, or manufacturing engineer in a manufacturing environment
  • Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization
  • Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems)
  • Proficient in identifying system enhancement opportunities, understanding end-user requirements, and the ability to translate requirement needs into design requirements
  • Experience with Lean, six sigma, and related production principles
  • Experience with data analytics
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to make presentations to engineering teams, internal customers, and leadership

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed
  • This position is based in Bastrop, TX and requires being onsite

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.

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Aerospace product and parts manufacturing, data services, guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing and satellite telecommunications

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Hawthorne, CA, US

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