Manager, Starlink Manufacturing Engineering

We are looking for a driven and motivated professional to join our world-class team and help solve the dynamic production and operational challenges required to hit rate.

- Manage a team of 60+ engineers and specialists on a 2-shift structure

- Lead the team through all phases of the product life cycle while ensuring all standards and requirements are upheld

- Develop and implement business, manufacturing, and production metrics to measure and then optimize productivity in all areas

- Act as the technical decision maker and advisor to the team on manufacturing techniques and test methods that will enable building various subassemblies at rate

- Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety, and maintain an excellent safety record

- Champion continuous improvement projects using appropriate metrics and data sources, including improvement or mitigation plans needed to achieve the next level of performance

- Work with cross-functional teams to increase production throughput, and meet production targets, while maintaining the highest possible standards of quality

- Recruit, develop, train, and retain world class leaders and individual contributors who will deliver for the business and amplify each team they interact with Act as a forcing function for excellence, and aggressively focus on cost reduction in every element of design, production and supply chain processes

- Monitor and communicate area status, readiness, and risks to leadership

- Partner with engineering teams to ensure new product development meets with the goals of product manufacturability

- Implement machine maintenance schedules and back-up spares availability to ensure up-time and output performance

- Advanced degree and 2+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; OR 8+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:

- 2+ years of direct leadership/management experience leading engineers

- 4+ years of experience in a leadership role in a manufacturing environment and transitioning products from development into production

- High degree of comfort on the factory floor, working to identify and execute efficiency improvements in all aspects of production and manufacturing

- Experience with process development/qualification, new product development, capacity/resource planning and Lean manufacturing

- Experience with design for manufacturability, assembly, reliability, source-ability, etc.

- Demonstrated capability to solve complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team using appropriate problem-solving tools

- Ability to influence other organizations through strong engineering/business rationale and data

- Ability to effectively organize, assign and track work/deliverables

- Ability to develop manufacturing strategies based on specialized business needs

- Experience driving production or SpaceX wide initiative with large impact on reliability, people or efficiency

- Demonstrated exceptional achievements at SpaceX and/or previous companies to rapidly improve production through process improvements while focusing on product reliability and mission success

- Ability to work well in an integrated team including daily interactions with technicians, engineers and managers

- Must be willing to work flexible and/or extended hours to meet the needs of the role

- Able to travel for short business trips as needed (up to 15%)