Supplier Development Engineer, Materials & Metals (Starship)

• ◆Serve as the technical point of contact for materials commodities and processes, including raw material, welding, heat treatment, and finishing/coating
• ◆Own development of raw-material commodities and related products: select the manufacturing method, identify and vet suppliers, and build a process that can ramp to rate
• ◆Solve emergent supplier issues that threaten the manifest — high-impact materials, processing, manufacturing, and quality problems
• ◆Lead containment on materials and process escapes: scope the risk, align on a path with engineering and supply chain, and drive it to close
• ◆Get to root cause on materials and processing issues; implement fixes at the supplier, at SpaceX, or both
• ◆Create and disposition issue tickets with engineering counterparts (rework, repair, or use-as-is)
• ◆Drive requirement and drawing changes that cut defect risk, improve manufacturability, and reduce lead time and cost
• ◆Partner with procurement to find capable suppliers and assess them for quality and takt
• ◆Review supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems; push improvements and own follow-through
• ◆Be the supply-chain owner for materials- and process-related defects on your commodities

• ✓Bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering, metallurgy, or metallurgical engineering
• ✓1+ years of experience with R&D, manufacturing, or processing engineering role

• ✓Experience with manufacturing, raw materials, special processes, castings, forgings, or sheet metal
• ✓Experience with assessing supplier technical capability from an equipment, operations, and personnel perspective
• ✓Knowledge of supplier quality processes (PPAP, APQP, FAIR, etc.)
• ✓Disciplined approach to problem solving (8D, Pareto, root cause, corrective action, PFMEA, etc.)
• ✓Experience with quality systems (ISO 9000//AS9100)
• ✓Knowledge of lean concepts and statistical methods (Minitab, DOE, Six Sigma)
• ✓Ability to clearly communicate with all levels of the organization
• ✓Ability to influence across functions, internally and at the supplier

• ✓Ability to work extended hours, some nights and/or weekends when needed
• ✓Ability to travel: up to 40-50% work week travel
• ✓Valid driver’s license

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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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