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Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical (Starlink Aviation)

SpaceX· Starlink - Supply Chain Engineering
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Woodinville, WA$100k - $115kPosted 6mo ago

About the role

Technical supplier development role focused on mechanical assemblies for aviation within SpaceX's Starlink Aviation program. Drives supplier readiness, DFM/PPAP, NPI support, and continuous improvement to ensure manufacturability and reliability of outsourced parts.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the technical point of contact, solving emergent challenges at suppliers and mitigating risk to the manufacturing system by addressing high-impact manufacturing and quality challenges
  • Own outsourced parts from cradle to grave by conducting design for manufacturing (DFM) reviews to ensure manufacturability, industrializing processes, implementing the production part approval process (PPAP), and ramping suppliers to meet required production rates
  • Partner with procurement team to strategically source parts matched with supplier competencies by reviewing and assessing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems
  • Provide leadership for New Product Introduction (NPI) at suppliers
  • Validate supplier corrective actions to ensure they are robust, sustainable, and implemented for similar potential concerns across manufacturing lines and/or suppliers
  • Lead containment activities, working with cross-functional counterparts on scope, path forward, and ultimate resolution
  • 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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a STEM discipline
  • 1+ years of manufacturing, supply chain, or quality experience (collegiate extracurricular engineering projects such as lab projects, Formula SAE, Baja SAE, Design Build Fly team, competitions, or internships qualify)

Skills

Required:Design for manufacturing (DFM)Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)New Product Introduction (NPI) at suppliers
Last updated Aug 12, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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