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SpaceX’s Starshield team leverages Starlink and launch capabilities to deliver government-focused communications, earth observation, and hosted payload solutions. The Operations Engineer (Starshield) will own and improve production processes, manage capital project schedules and budgets, implement data tracking for production and quality, and collaborate across engineering, production, quality, supply chain, and test to scale reliable, cost-effective manufacturing.

Skills

  • Project and schedule management for manufacturing projects
  • Production process definition and manufacturing execution systems understanding
  • Data analysis and metric tracking, with experience handling large datasets
  • Familiarity with inventory, configuration, and material traceability systems
  • Knowledge of lean engineering and Six Sigma principles
  • Strong written and verbal communication for cross-functional collaboration
  • Ability to work extended hours and travel up to 10% when required

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets for capital projects, monitor progress and address deviations
  • Define and implement business processes and systems for high-volume production (MES, inventory, configuration, traceability)
  • Serve as subject matter expert for Starshield production processes, enabling complex troubleshooting and problem solving
  • Implement data acquisition and tracking for production, quality, environmental, testing, and safety metrics
  • Support leadership by identifying trends and opportunities to improve output, quality, and manufacturability costs
  • Collaborate across engineering, production, test, inventory, quality, supply chain, and customer experience teams
  • Contribute leadership and creative problem solving under tight deadlines and changing requirements

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Software, Industrial, or other engineering discipline
  • Relevant collegiate engineering projects or internships count toward experience

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Eligible for long-term incentives (stock, options, or cash awards) and discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Approximately 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave per company policy
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SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company aiming to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

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October 24, 2025
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