Sourcing Manager, Board Mechanicals, Connectors (Starlink)

The role

You will own end-to-end sourcing strategy, supplier management, and delivery of board-level mechanicals and connectors for SpaceXAI compute and network hardware. You will partner with engineering teams to define commodity strategy and drive execution at scale.

What you will do

• Partner with engineers to co-define commodity strategy, technology roadmaps, and approved vendor lists
• Own global sourcing end-to-end for connectors and board mechanicals
• Define and negotiate SOWs and commercial agreements
• Drive continuous cost leadership through should-cost modeling and design reviews
• Act as the supplier interface for all RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs
• Visit connector and precision-mechanical factories to assess capability
• Monitor global industry trends in high-speed interconnect and power-connector standards
• Work with supply chain and component engineers to develop requirements for NPI and production
• Standardize and automate NPI-to-mass-production processes
• Present value propositions to executives

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience in Business, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or Engineering; or 9+ years of experience in lieu of a degree
• 4+ years of experience in global supply chain, commodity management, or electronics sourcing with a focus on connectors, interconnects, sockets, or board-level mechanical hardware
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed (up to 25%)
• Ability to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment with rapidly evolving priorities
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee

Nice to have

• Deep technical understanding of high-speed I/O connectors, power connectors, CPU/accelerator sockets, DIMM sockets, cages/EMI hardware, and board-level mechanicals
• Proven track record sourcing connector and interconnect commodities at hyperscale, at server/network OEMs, or at connector OEMs
• Hands-on familiarity with connector drawings, plating specifications, SI/mechanical stack-up trade-offs, IPC standards, and the difference between catalog vs. custom interconnects
• Previous experience at hyperscalers, leading ODMs, Tier-1 CMs, or AI infrastructure companies
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex SOWs, challenging specifications and costs, and delivering results in ambiguous, high-velocity environments
• Experience reading technical drawings, data sheets, fabrication drawings, BOMs, and related files
• Strong negotiation, analytical, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Familiarity with commodity management, roadmap planning, allocation management, and approved vendor list processes
• Passion for SpaceX's mission

About the company

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.