Operations Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 100,000 - 160,000 annuallyFunction: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing EngineeringExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Root cause analysis","Cross-functional collaboration","Written communication","Data analysis","Problem-solving"]

Build and apply operations engineering, industrial engineering, and operations research methods to improve Starshield production. Develop tools and process-flow models to analyze delivery, capacity, supply chain, and production behavior, then identify operational challenges, root causes, and decision points. Track KPIs and implement system/process improvements across functional areas, capturing best practices and supporting strategic space-planning through modeling and equipment layouts.

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Operations Engineer (Starshield)

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Job Summary

Build and apply operations engineering, industrial engineering, and operations research methods to improve Starshield production. Develop tools and process-flow models to analyze delivery, capacity, supply chain, and production behavior, then identify operational challenges, root causes, and decision points. Track KPIs and implement system/process improvements across functional areas, capturing best practices and supporting strategic space-planning through modeling and equipment layouts.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop tools to analyze delivery, capacity, production processes, and supply chain to guide decisions.
  • •Develop process-flow models to analyze production system behavior and synchronize output across the Starshield program.
  • •Identify operational challenges, determine root causes, and develop solutions to improve quality, output, safety, and cost.
  • •Develop and track key performance measures and decision actions to optimize production to meet demand.
  • •Collaborate with cross-departmental partners to synchronize efforts and capture best practices, lessons learned, and equipment/process layouts for strategic planning.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 160,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kLife InsurancePaid ParentalPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
  • •1+ years using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis or modeling dynamic systems.
  • •Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization.
  • •Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems).
  • •Experience as an industrial, operations, process, or manufacturing engineer in a developmental manufacturing environment.
Experience:1+ yearsDevelopmental manufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Root cause analysisCross-functional collaborationWritten communicationData analysisProblem-solving
Tech Stack:ExcelSQLPythonRPower BICADMRPERPDiscrete event modelingStatisticsData visualization

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
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