Factory Build Engineer (Starlink Production)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Analytical"]

Design and optimize high-volume Starlink production facilities and processes, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver millions of user terminals, chips, and solar cells. Own floor layouts, capacity analyses, schedules, and budgets for capital projects while implementing manufacturing execution, inventory control, and data-driven improvements across production lines.

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Factory Build Engineer (Starlink Production)

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Job Summary

Design and optimize high-volume Starlink production facilities and processes, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver millions of user terminals, chips, and solar cells. Own floor layouts, capacity analyses, schedules, and budgets for capital projects while implementing manufacturing execution, inventory control, and data-driven improvements across production lines.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop user terminal production factory design on a physical and digital level, including building requirements, facility resources, and part flow to meet production rate of millions of units/year
  • •Ownership of floor layouts, capacity studies, and product flow analysis to ensure on-time product delivery
  • •Coordinate and schedule construction activities with internal SpaceX teams and external general/sub-contractors
  • •Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets for capital projects, monitoring progress and addressing deviations in real time
  • •Define new business processes and systems for high volume production, including manufacturing execution, inventory management, nonconformance resolution, configuration management, material traceability, process control, and maintenance
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, software, industrial, or other engineering discipline
  • •1+ years of experience in manufacturing or industrial project management (e.g., lab projects, Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Design Build Fly, competitions or internships qualify)
Experience:1+ yearsManufacturingIndustrialProduction
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingAnalytical
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AutoCADRevitSQLLeanSix SigmaProduction automation

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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