SpaceX

5 months ago

Sourcing Manager (Starlink Aviation)

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Job Summary

Sourcing Manager for SpaceX’s Starlink Aviation, overseeing supplier strategy and procurement across airframes and enterprise platforms. You’ll collaborate with engineering, finance, and legal teams to drive make-vs-buy decisions, manage supplier performance, and optimize MRP data, while leading cross-functional initiatives to reduce cost and improve delivery for high-mix, medium-volume aerospace components.

Location: Washington

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders and consult to build quality procurement strategies aligned to business needs
•Push engineering to make design decisions conducive to a high-performing supply plan
•Drive make-vs-buy decisions across the product lifecycle from development to stable production
•Manage contracts to ensure supplier performance and timely delivery, expediting as needed
•Manage master data in MRP and coordinate cross-functional demand signal accuracy and line of balance

Travel: Extensive travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 110,000 - 145,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityPaid LeavePaid HolidaysDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following; or 9+ years in lieu of a degree: Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling
•3+ years of technical procurement experience in electronics or mechanical commodities, preferably in the aerospace industry
•Experience working with both international and US domestic suppliers
•Knowledge of raw material, machining, fabrication, PCBA, harnessing, or electro-mechanical assemblies; familiar with AS9100 and FAA requirements; experience in regulated environments
•Experience in product development (EVT), NPI and MP; familiarity with ERP/MRP systems; ability to conduct should-cost models and negotiate

Experience:AerospaceElectronicsSupply chain

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationNegotiationCross-functional collaborationProblem-solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:ERPMRPData analyticsSupply chain software

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

5 months ago

Sourcing Manager (Starlink Aviation)

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 12 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Washington

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders and consult to build quality procurement strategies aligned to business needs
•Push engineering to make design decisions conducive to a high-performing supply plan
•Drive make-vs-buy decisions across the product lifecycle from development to stable production
•Manage contracts to ensure supplier performance and timely delivery, expediting as needed
•Manage master data in MRP and coordinate cross-functional demand signal accuracy and line of balance

Travel: Extensive travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 110,000 - 145,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityPaid LeavePaid HolidaysDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following; or 9+ years in lieu of a degree: Engineering, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations or supply chain management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling
•3+ years of technical procurement experience in electronics or mechanical commodities, preferably in the aerospace industry
•Experience working with both international and US domestic suppliers
•Knowledge of raw material, machining, fabrication, PCBA, harnessing, or electro-mechanical assemblies; familiar with AS9100 and FAA requirements; experience in regulated environments
•Experience in product development (EVT), NPI and MP; familiarity with ERP/MRP systems; ability to conduct should-cost models and negotiate

Experience:AerospaceElectronicsSupply chain

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationNegotiationCross-functional collaborationProblem-solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:ERPMRPData analyticsSupply chain software

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