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Sr. Sourcing Specialist, Mechanical (Starship)

SpaceX· Starship Components Supply Chain
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $130kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior sourcing professional focused on mechanical components for Starship, responsible for procurement, supplier development, contract management, and coordinating with engineering to ensure timely delivery of machined and electromechanical parts.

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

  • Advanced degree; or bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following: Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Contract negotiation, Material or production planning, Operations management, Material cost control, Master production scheduling

Skills

Required:Vendor managementContract negotiationBill of Materials (BOM) interpretation
Nice to have:Forecasting & demand planningMRP/ERP experienceData analysis (Excel/SQL/PowerBI)

Benefits

  • long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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