Operations Engineer, Starship Production (Starbase)

The role

This role supports production programs through strategic planning, process optimization, and resource alignment. The engineer will lead initiatives to increase throughput, optimize material flow, and support new product introduction for Starship.

What you will do

• Identify, design, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, building/infrastructure, and layout upgrades
• Drive improvements to increase production throughput, reduce build hours and quality issues, and remove waste
• Act as subject matter expert in Starship production processes and systems
• Develop and implement production strategies to mitigate risks and improve output, quality, safety, and cost
• Develop site and factory design plans involving layouts, capacity studies, and material flow analyses
• Define new business processes for high volume production
• Train technicians, engineers, and leaders on operations practices
• Collaborate across disciplines including Production, Engineering, Test, Materials Management, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Present findings and project execution to program leadership

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, industrial, or other engineering discipline
• 1+ years of professional experience in production engineering, manufacturing, or industrial project management
• Must be able to travel up to 5-10% to other SpaceX facilities
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of

Nice to have

• Experience with high volume production atmospheres (automotive or similar)
• Proficiency with CAD programs (Siemens NX, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Revit, or similar)
• Proficiency with Lean principles, Six Sigma concepts and applications, creative problem solving and project management methodologies
• Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization tools such as Power BI or similar
• Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems)
• Experience with SQL, Python, and AI tools
• Experience with discrete event modeling software, statistical analysis, or operations research fields
• Experience with Bluebeam Revu
• Experience analyzing large datasets, checking for accuracy/errors in datasets, and communicating data driven conclusions
• Experience supporting production start-up and production ramp periods

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. The company is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars.