Sr. Supply Chain Reliability Engineer (Processing Quality)

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. SUPPLY CHAIN RELIABILITY ENGINEER (PROCESSING QUALITY)

The Supply Chain Reliability Engineering Quality team is chartered with proactive quality evaluations of the supply base, reducing supply chain risk through assessing and monitoring suppliers and proactively driving needed supplier improvements.

As a Supply Chain Reliability Engineer, you would ensure suppliers are assessed to determine if they continue to meet SpaceX technical and production requirements. You would review supplier quality performance, identify risks and opportunities around the manufacturing processes and services through supplier audits and assessments. You would be responsible for identifying and prioritizing opportunities for improvement, and working with internal and external team members to lead the resulting projects to completion. You would be dealing with suppliers that support all areas of launch (Falcon, Dragon, Starship) at SpaceX. You would build an extensive network within design engineering, build reliability, production, and supply chain management, and a deep understanding of SpaceX systems and processes. This experience would enable you to become a critical voice in the development of group and company strategy.

To be successful, you will need:

• A deep technical and practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and standards
• A willingness to roll up your sleeves and step into chaotic situations, using technical knowledge and quality background to understand the current state and most optimal path forward
• The ability to conduct formal and informal supplier audits, assessments and process reviews
• The capability to succinctly communicate status and needed action, often urgently, to all levels of the organization
• An ability to acquire new technical knowledge, particularly around how purchased components and assemblies integrate into the rockets and spacecrafts

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review and assess supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems, including formal quality management system and production process reviews. Provide feedback as appropriate on manufacturing/processing methods and technologies
• Review and understand supplier issues, recommending appropriate actions
• Drive supplier corrective actions, ensuring true root cause analysis and corresponding corrective/preventive actions effectivity
• Develop Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) with a holistic understanding of manufacturing or processing to identify risks, leading to measurable supplier assessments
• Analyze supplier quality data and partner with internal cross functional team to drive supplier improvements
• Recommend appropriate changes to supplier strategy based on surveillance results
• Build relationships with cross-functional groups to understand supply base needs
• Develop policies, standards, processes, and documentation as necessary to ensure continued success

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience with manufacturing and/or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in special processes such as thin film coatings, thermal spray coatings, chemical processing, plating, thermal protections systems and/or similar products/processes
• Bachelor’s degree in materials engineering or chemical engineering
• Master’s degree in materials engineering or chemical engineering
• Design for manufacturability and assembly
• Knowledge of principles of chemistry, engineering, fluid dynamics and mechanics of materials
• Knowledge of 2D blueprints and model drawings
• Experience with quality systems (ISO 9000/TS/AS9100/NADCAP)
• Certified lead auditor for AS9100, or QMS and process audit experience
• Disciplined approach to problem solving - 8D
• Experience with SQL, software development & project management, process flow mapping, material planning systems, warehouse management systems
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes (Production Part Approval Process, Advanced Product Quality Planning, First Article Inspection Reports, etc.)
• Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action experience. Experience performing PFMEAs
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) experience

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Position may involve