Quality Specialist (West Coast Launch & Recovery) - 1st Shift

The role

The Launch & Recovery Quality Specialist will contribute to a team of quality inspectors and engineers to improve vehicle maintenance and launch recovery operations. You will partner with Launch Reliability, Quality Assurance, and Launch Operations teams to ensure mission success.

What you will do

• Improve quality and efficiency of vehicle maintenance and launch/recovery operations
• Develop, prioritize, and manage Quality improvement projects
• Mentor and develop members of a multi-disciplinary team
• Upgrade production controls using continuous improvement
• Use quantitative tools to verify effectiveness of process changes
• Identify areas of concern and implement improvements to inspection techniques
• Develop and standardize inspection guidelines and criteria
• Work with engineering teams to expand acceptance criteria and create contingent rework operations
• Review specifications and build documentation for compliance and quality
• Support the Material Review Board (MRB) process by managing non-conformances

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline, or 4+ years of experience in an engineering, quality, inspection, or aerospace manufacturing role in lieu of a degree
• Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Space Force Base
• Ability to obtain and maintain Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC)

Nice to have

• 6+ years of experience in an engineering, quality, inspection, or aerospace manufacturing role
• Previous experience in a leadership role
• Strong collaborative skills
• Experience supporting production of complex parts and assemblies
• Experience with quick thinking and problem-solving
• Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Metrology, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• Dedication to adopting a Lean approach to quality without compromising safety or reliability

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Space Force Base
• Ability to obtain and maintain Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC)
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company was founded on the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting.