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Supplier Development Engineer, Materials & Metals (Starship)

SpaceX· Starship Components Supply Chain
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $130kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Technical owner for materials and metals at SpaceX suppliers, handling raw material, processing, and special processes from new product development to stable production for Starship vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical point of contact for materials commodities and processes, including raw material, welding, heat treatment, and finishing/coating
  • Own development of raw-material commodities and related products: select the manufacturing method, identify and vet suppliers, and build a process that can ramp to rate
  • Solve emergent supplier issues that threaten the manifest — high-impact materials, processing, manufacturing, and quality problems
  • Lead containment on materials and process escapes: scope the risk, align on a path with engineering and supply chain, and drive it to close
  • Get to root cause on materials and processing issues; implement fixes at the supplier, at SpaceX, or both
  • Create and disposition issue tickets with engineering counterparts (rework, repair, or use-as-is)
  • Drive requirement and drawing changes that cut defect risk, improve manufacturability, and reduce lead time and cost
  • Partner with procurement to find capable suppliers and assess them for quality and takt
  • Review supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems; push improvements and own follow-through
  • Be the supply-chain owner for materials- and process-related defects on your commodities

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in materials science and engineering, metallurgy, or metallurgical engineering
  • 1+ years of experience with R&D, manufacturing, or processing engineering role

Skills

Required:Materials/metallurgy foundationRoot cause analysis

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Discounts and perks
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave as per company policy
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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