Manager, Production (Solar Cells)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Team management","Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Lead a multi-shift production organization in SpaceX’s Starlink solar cell production, overseeing a large team, driving safety, training, and operational standards while partnering with engineering to scale a new production line and accelerate ramp to rate in a dynamic startup environment.

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SpaceX
4 months ago

Manager, Production (Solar Cells)

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Job Summary

Lead a multi-shift production organization in SpaceX’s Starlink solar cell production, overseeing a large team, driving safety, training, and operational standards while partnering with engineering to scale a new production line and accelerate ramp to rate in a dynamic startup environment.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage a large team of supervisors, technicians, and associates on a multi-shift schedule
  • •Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record
  • •Build talent pipeline: Recruit, onboard, and develop leaders and ICs
  • •Create training/onboarding programs and career development paths to boost quality, reduce lead time/cost
  • •Define and enforce operational standards with strict accountability
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM or 4+ years of professional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
  • •3+ years of production operations or process development experience
  • •2+ years of experience in a leadership position
  • •Experience leading multi-level production operations teams with 50+ members
  • •Ability to travel on an ongoing basis, including internationally (up to 20%)
Experience:3+ yearsSpaceSatellite manufacturingAerospaceAdvanced manufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipTeam managementCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Lean manufacturing

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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