Supply Chain Engineer, Flight Termination (Falcon)

SUPPLY CHAIN ENGINEER, FLIGHT TERMINATION (FALCON)

SpaceX demands a new type of supply chain. We require our suppliers to provide premium quality with rapidly evolving designs at increasingly ambitious volumes. The supply chain engineering team is responsible to solve technical and operational problems, ultimately enabling the delivery of perfect parts on time to the production of our revolutionary spacecraft and launch vehicles.  

We are actively looking for candidates who possess comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing and quality tools and have unrelenting motivation to enable suppliers for success. In this role, you would identify gaps and opportunities around design for manufacturability, supplier selection, supplier corrective and preventive actions, and you would design and implement improvements that can be deployed across the SpaceX enterprise. You would be aligned closely with production and avionics engineering, build an extensive network with the design engineering, build reliability, production, and supply chain management organizations and be the key enabler for our suppliers’ success. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Act as the technical point of contact for our suppliers, building strong relationships and implementing improvement initiatives across tooling, build processes, quality processes, automation and driving operational improvements
• Develop strong working relationships with the SpaceX engineering, integration and production teams to ensure all company objectives can be met
• Contribute to design reviews, acting as an expert in design for manufacturability, design for testability, yield improvements, and supplier capabilities assessments
• Collaborate with sourcing team to strategically source parts matched with supplier competencies
• Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and pinpoint systemic performance gaps and root causes
• Review and assess supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems to provide feedback as appropriate on manufacturing methods and technologies
• Recommend technical product improvements to reduce risk and potential defect opportunities
• Function as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and our suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues and to provide technical support
• Be the primary point of contact for avionics engineering on non-conforming product; performing failure investigations, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions
• Manage supplier improvement plans

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing or engineering
• Experience in one or more of the following: 
  • Ordinance fabrication
  • Loading and forming of energetic powders, slurries, handling and safety considerations
  • GD&T, dimensional inspection, non destructive evaluation techniques, and interpretation of x-rays and N-ray
  • Environmental testing including thermal and mechanical dynamics like shock and vibration
  • Special processes such as swaging, welding (electron beam, laser, resistance), application of adhesives, soldering, heat treatment

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Master’s degree in engineering or business
• Experience defining acceptance criteria, quality requirements, and logistical/packaging considerations and solutions for ordnance products.
• Experience containing/quarantining nonconforming product in a dynamic, fast-paced production environment 
• General familiarity with ordnance industry and products that are related to flight termination systems
• Knowledge of ATF and DOD regulations and ordnance certification processes
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes: production part approval process, advanced product quality planning, first article inspection reports
• SPC knowledge and experience applying statistical methods to track process capability
• Disciplined approach to problem solving
• Experience with MRP or ERP systems
• Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, mobile handset, medical devices, aerospace, marine or automotive industries
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Ability to work long hours and some nights and weekends when needed
• Ability to travel - up to 60-75% work week travel may be required, including international travel
• Valid driver’s license

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:          
Supply Chain Engineer / Level I: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year           
Supply Chain Engineer / Level II: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year       

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.