Lead Supplier Quality Engineer Resident

4 weeks ago

Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time

At SpaceX, we are pushing the boundaries of space technology and exploration. As a key member of our Supply Chain team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality of our spacecraft and launch vehicles.

The Resident Supplier Quality team is responsible for eliminating the impact of vendor-caused defects on our engineering and production processes. As the Lead Resident Supplier Quality Engineer, you will lead a team of engineers to develop a deep technical understanding of assigned production areas and product types, and use that understanding to coordinate with other supply chain team members to drive vendor issue containment, root cause analysis, and corrective action.

You will identify gaps and opportunities around supplier corrective and preventive action activities, designing and implementing improvements that can be deployed across the SpaceX enterprise. This experience will enable you to become a critical voice in the development of group and company strategy.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • 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 capability to succinctly communicate status and needed action, often urgently, to all levels of the organization
  • An ability to lead groups in creating and refining ideas or solutions to problems, communicating the benefits of change, and keeping related projects on track
  • An ability to acquire new technical knowledge, particularly around how purchased components and assemblies integrate into the rocket and spacecraft
  • An ability to lead a team, set strategy, drive team accountability, and deliver results

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of engineers, providing mentorship, guidance and accountability for team performance
  • Create, improve, implement supplier quality processes
  • Understand production processes and how purchased parts integrate into higher level assemblies
  • Review and understand supplier issues, recommending the appropriate actions
  • Analyze supplier quality data and partner with supplier development engineers to drive supplier improvements
  • Build relationships with cross-functional groups to identify, reduce and ultimately eliminate impacts from vendor defects
  • Present details and status to executive management
  • Develop policies, standards, processes, and documentation as necessary to ensure continued success

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • 3+ years of experience in an engineering, supply chain or quality related field

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Master's degree engineering or supply chain
  • Prior formal leadership experience
  • Good written, oral, and presentation skills
  • Ability to operate autonomously and self-direct
  • Experience with AS9100 or similar quality management system standard
  • Previous experience working with suppliers, corrective/preventive action systems, supplier portals
  • Experience in quality engineering, auditing, quality management system development

Additional Requirements:

  • Position may involve long hours and weekend work as needed
  • Position may involve up to 25% travel

ITAR Requirements:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department.

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