SpaceX

1 day ago

Supplier Development Engineer, Materials & Special Processes (Falcon & Dragon)

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Job Summary

Own supplier technical support for rocket special processes and aerospace consumables used in Dragon and Falcon. Triage and root-cause quality/manufacturing issues, drive corrective actions through suppliers and SpaceX, and manage issue tickets. Lead DFM reviews, NPI for sourced parts, and PPAP to stabilize supply and reduce inspection oversight while partnering with procurement and cross-functional teams to improve the supply base.

Location: California

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

•Act as the technical point of contact for outsourced special processes and consumables, solving supplier challenges and mitigating risk related to manufacturing and quality issues.
•Review assigned parts issues, drive root-cause corrective actions with suppliers and/or SpaceX, and take actions toward closure and re-sourcing when needed.
•Create and disposition issue tickets with engineering counterparts for re-work, repair, or use-as-is dispositions.
•Own supplier NPI and lead DFM reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable early, preferably before sourcing.
•Drive PPAP to stabilize supply and reduce inspection oversight; lead containment activities and collaborate with procurement and cross-functional teams to improve the supply base.

Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 140,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kDisability InsuranceLife InsuranceParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
•1+ years of experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role (including school projects, clubs, or internships).
•Experience with special processes such as thin film coatings, thermal spray coatings, chemical processing, plating, thermal protection systems, or similar.
•Experience with consumables used in aerospace applications (e.g., paint, adhesives, chemicals).
•Knowledge of supplier quality processes such as PPAP, advanced product quality planning, and first article inspection reports.

Experience:1+ years

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipProblem solvingCommunicationCollaborationSelf-direction

Licenses:Driver's license

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Process engineeringNew product developmentSpecial processesThin film coatingsThermal spray coatingsChemical processingPlatingThermal protection systemsAerospace consumablesPaintAdhesivesPPAPDFMNPIGD&TMS OfficeExcelSQLLeanSix Sigma

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

1 day ago

Supplier Development Engineer, Materials & Special Processes (Falcon & Dragon)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 23 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: California

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

•Act as the technical point of contact for outsourced special processes and consumables, solving supplier challenges and mitigating risk related to manufacturing and quality issues.
•Review assigned parts issues, drive root-cause corrective actions with suppliers and/or SpaceX, and take actions toward closure and re-sourcing when needed.
•Create and disposition issue tickets with engineering counterparts for re-work, repair, or use-as-is dispositions.
•Own supplier NPI and lead DFM reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable early, preferably before sourcing.
•Drive PPAP to stabilize supply and reduce inspection oversight; lead containment activities and collaborate with procurement and cross-functional teams to improve the supply base.

Travel: High travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 140,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kDisability InsuranceLife InsuranceParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
•1+ years of experience in a manufacturing or process engineering role (including school projects, clubs, or internships).
•Experience with special processes such as thin film coatings, thermal spray coatings, chemical processing, plating, thermal protection systems, or similar.
•Experience with consumables used in aerospace applications (e.g., paint, adhesives, chemicals).
•Knowledge of supplier quality processes such as PPAP, advanced product quality planning, and first article inspection reports.

Experience:1+ years

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:LeadershipProblem solvingCommunicationCollaborationSelf-direction

Licenses:Driver's license

Languages:English

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

SpaceX

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn