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Sourcing Specialist, Mechanical (Starship)

SpaceX· Starship Avionics Supply Chain
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Hawthorne, CA$85k - $100kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Sourcing Specialist responsible for procurement, planning, supplier development, and contract management for Starship mechanical components, with focus on machining, electromechanical parts, and fabrication services.

Responsibilities

  • Place purchase orders and resolve blocked invoices related to assigned category
  • Forecast demand, evaluate capacity, and manage supply signals to adjust incoming material
  • Track high risk components and supplier delivery performance
  • Communicate clearly and rapidly to influence decisions of vendors and senior leadership
  • Interpret engineering drawings and Bill of Material (BOMs)
  • Develop a preferred supplier network and leverage it to minimize cost and lead time for the fabrication and delivery of parts
  • Supported commodities include but are not limited to machined parts, electromechanical equipment, large machining, finish processes, mechanical assemblies, etc.
  • Solve complex, open-ended problems with an emphasis on speed and efficiency
  • Manage outsourced fabrication projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and manage vendor performance
  • Perform onsite reviews of vendor capabilities
  • Responsible for authoring of contract documents with the legal department
  • Management of contracts ensuring performance of the supplier to contract obligations
  • Understand interrelationships between contracts and terms while applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret application of contract to business needs
  • Utilize negotiations to maximize value and cost savings benefit while lowering risk

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and 1+ year of experience in engineering, supply chain, purchasing, contract negotiation, material or production planning, operations management, material cost control, or master production scheduling OR 4+ years of experience in one or more of these areas

Skills

Required:Procurement and purchasingSupply planning and forecastingContract negotiation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short & long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • sick leave (5 days for exempt employees)
  • stock options or discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • other discounts and perks
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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