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Supplier Development Engineer, Harnessing (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield - Supply Chain
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $117.5kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Supplier development engineer supporting Starshield module hardware by managing supply continuity, supplier qualification, and quality improvements for copper and fiber cable harnessing within SpaceX Starshield program.

Responsibilities

  • Own continuity of supply for copper and fiber cable harnessing on the Starshield program
  • Collaborate with design, R&D, commercial supply chain, hardware reliability, and production teams to manage suppliers and deliver world class products for our customers
  • Support procurement team to strategically source parts matched with supplier capabilities by reviewing and assessing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems
  • Identify, audit, and onboard new suppliers
  • Develop and implement supplier technical requirements and quality flow to meet hardware manufacturing needs
  • Implement and monitor production part approval process (PPAP) with selected suppliers to enable rate production
  • Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and pinpoint systemic performance gaps to drive supplier improvement plans
  • Function as liaison between purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve supplier quality issues and to provide technical support
  • Drive supplier root cause failure analysis and corrective actions associated with quality gaps, escapes, or containments
  • Lead projects and present reports to internal teams, management, and/or suppliers
  • Act as internal owner of supplier’s statistical process control (SPC), yield improvement activities, new tool/process qualification, and performance in terms of quality, efficiency, and cost

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM discipline
  • 1+ year of experience in a manufacturing and/or process engineering role, or 1+ years of engineering internship experience

Skills

Nice to have:Copper or fiber harnessing/cable manufacturingPPAPAPQPStatistical techniques (SPC, DOE, Six Sigma)Supplier quality processesCommunication

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives, including potential stock awards or cash bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • disability insurance (short and long-term)
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation with 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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