Mechanical Engineer, Supply Chain (Falcon & Dragon)

$110,000 - $130,000/Yr

SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Hawthorne, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Mechanical Engineer, Supply Chain position at SpaceX focuses on supporting the Dragon and Falcon programs by ensuring high-quality manufacturing processes and supplier performance. The role requires a blend of technical expertise in mechanical engineering and leadership skills to address manufacturing challenges and drive improvements in the supply chain. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in process engineering and new product development, with a commitment to enabling suppliers to succeed in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical point of contact for assigned parts, solving emergent challenges at suppliers and mitigating risk to the manifest by addressing high-impact manufacturing and quality challenges.
• Review issues on assigned parts and solve to the root cause, implementing changes at the supplier, at SpaceX or both, as appropriate, drive further actions to closure, and re-source to new suppliers where appropriate.
• Create and disposition issue tickets where needed, working with engineering counterparts to implement, but not limited to, required re-work, repair or use as-is disposition.
• Become thoroughly familiar with your assigned parts and the processes that make up the overall assembly and become the primary point of contact for supply chain related defects on your parts.
• Work with procurement to find exceptional suppliers and vet them appropriately for quality and ability to meet our aggressive takt times.
• Conduct design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews to ensure parts are manufacturable at early stages, preferably prior to sourcing.
• Own the new product introduction (NPI) process at a suppliers for new parts, drawing changes, or when re-sourcing existing parts to a new supplier.
• Drive the production part approval process (PPAP) program to ensure stable supply, reduce inspection oversight and improve overall delivery time.
• Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention to detail, self-direction and courage.
• Drive for results and customer satisfaction by collaborating with teams, leading projects and continuously driving improvement in the supply base.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience with manufacturing and/or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment (including school projects, clubs, or internships)

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in engineering
• Experience with machining and ancillary operations such as milling, turning, and tube cutting of materials
• Experience with interpreting engineering drawings and models; GD&T, etc.
• Broad familiarity of valves, motors, mechanisms, interconnects, solenoids, potentiometers, life support and thermal control systems is a plus
• Broad familiarity with TIG, MIG and orbital tube welding of stainless and carbon steels is a plus
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes (production part approval process, advanced product quality planning, first article inspection reports, etc.)
• Knowledge of statistical techniques and methods, e.g., design of experiments, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.
• Experience with quality systems (ISO 9000/TS/AS9100/NADCAP) and MRP/ERP systems
• Disciplined approach to problem solving - 8D
• Proficient in MS Office and Excel applications and report writing
• Proficient in SQL and PowerBI
• Experience with sharing information and influencing others across organizational lines, internally and externally

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• 5 days of sick leave per year
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing purchase of stock at a discount