Technical Operations Engineer, Customer Success (Starlink)

SpaceX · Bastrop, TX

Level: Engineer
Team: Production
Degree: Required
Experience asked: 2+ years
Industry: Aerospace & defense
Posted: 30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level production role at SpaceX (aerospace & defense) in Bastrop, TX. Understand and drive core user metrics: Net Promoter Score, Customer Contact Ratio, Cancellation Ratio, Customer Satisfaction Score, and others.

They ask for: 2+ years · degree required
Tools it names: Root cause, Automation

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About the role

Responsibilities

◆Understand and drive core user metrics: Net Promoter Score, Customer Contact Ratio, Cancellation Ratio, Customer Satisfaction Score, and others.
◆Work cross-functionally to triage, prioritize, and eliminate root causes of poor user experience across organizations (Network, physical product, UI/UX, support/customer success, billing, shipping, marketing, legal, communications, and more), and feedback loops to prevent the problems.
◆Fix, delete, automate, or create new processes for fixing structural and emerging issues.
◆Serve as product manager/project owner for feature launches and software automation projects.

Qualifications

✓Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
✓2+ years of professional experience in venture capital, management consulting, or operations/product management at a technology company.

Preferred skills and experience

✓Willingness to dive deep into technical topics and data analytics.
✓Demonstrated ability to jump into ill-defined problem spaces and drive positive outcomes.
✓Demonstrated capability to parse technical subjects on a deep level.
✓Experience in data analysis using Python and SQL, R, or similar languages.
✓Self-starter attitude, energy, and the ability to communicate effectively across business and technical disciplines.
✓Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
✓Ability to apply first principles to business problems.
✓Knowledge of software development life-cycle and release process.

Requirements

✓Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
✓This is not a remote position and will require relocation if not already local to the office location.
✓Willingness to travel to customer sites, other SpaceX locations, and events as needed.

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✓To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com .

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