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Operations Engineer (Starship Supply Chain)

SpaceX· Starship Components Supply Chain
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Hawthorne, CA$100k - $160k + equityFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Engineers to lead cross-functional projects optimizing Starship production and supply chain processes, applying operations engineering, data science, and multi-resource optimization to improve part flow, procurement systems, and production-to-fulfillment signals.

Responsibilities

  • Host process walks of production lines, and ask questions to delete or simplify process steps and kick off changes
  • Work as part of a team to develop and manage production and procurement strategy to mitigate future production risks and seize emerging opportunities to improve quality, output, safety, and cost
  • Develop tools to analyze delivery, capacity, and cost problems for supply chain management and decision making
  • Identify operational challenges within the organization, determine root cause, and develop appropriate solutions
  • Develop and track key performance measures, and identify decision points and actions to optimize production and/or supply chain processes to meet our forecasted growing demand
  • Actively develop system and process improvements within and between production and supply chain for indirect procurement

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of professional or internship experience in a manufacturing environment

Skills

Nice to have:Process engineeringInventory, production, and capacity planningAnalysis tools (Excel, SQL, Python/R)System modeling toolsStatistics and data visualization

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • 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
  • Discounts and perks
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave policy compliance
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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