Operations Engineer (Production)

$110,000 - $130,000/Yr

SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Onsite - Hawthorne, CA

5,001-10,000 employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Operations Engineer (Production) at SpaceX plays a crucial role in supporting the Falcon and Dragon production programs. This position involves strategic planning, optimization of production processes, and resource alignment to enhance production, test, launch, and recovery operations. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams and apply principles of operations engineering, operations research, and data science to solve complex optimization problems, ultimately contributing to SpaceX's mission of enabling human life on Mars.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools to analyze delivery, capacity, and cost problems for production, supply chain, and operations to guide decisions.
• Work as part of a team to develop and manage production strategy to mitigate future production risks and seize emerging opportunities to improve quality, output, safety, and cost.
• Develop process flow models to analyze production system behavior and synchronize output with other elements of the company.
• Identify operational challenges within the organization, determine root cause, and develop appropriate solutions.
• Develop and track key performance measures, and identify decision points and actions to optimize production to meet demand.
• Actively develop system and process improvements within and between production elements.
• Collaborate with cross-departmental partners in supply chain, engineering, operations, and accounting groups to synchronize efforts.
• Capture best practices of production systems, and manage organizational knowledge and lessons-learned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience in using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis or modeling dynamic systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization
• Experience with CAD software, Power BI, and discrete event modeling tools
• Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems)
• Experience as an industrial, operations, process or manufacturing engineer in a developmental manufacturing environment
• Experience with lean, six sigma, and related production principles
• Experience or education in management science and engineering, operations engineering, operations research, or industrial engineering
• Experience as a contributor to multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high stress environments
• Excellent written and communication skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• 5 days of sick leave per year
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Long-term incentives in the form of company stock or cash awards