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Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.\nMANAGER, STARLINK MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING \nAs an Engineering Manager on the Starlink Product team, you will lead manufacturing engineering efforts to design, build, and continuously improve our high-volume Starlink Product production lines. \nYou will be responsible for ensuring that all component production and the final assembly and test processes are performed with the highest levels of safety, quality, and rate. You will be involved in all aspects of production including equipment design & fabrication, facilities planning, staffing, leadership development, and new product introduction. You will own the relationship between engineering, supply chain, and production teams for your product line. \nAdditionally, you will provide inputs to engineering teams regarding area capability and design for manufacturability. We are looking for a driven and motivated professional to join our world-class team and help solve the dynamic production and operational challenges required to hit rate. \nRESPONSIBILITIES: \nManage a team of 60+ engineers and specialists on a 2-shift structure\nLead the team through all phases of the product life cycle while ensuring all standards and requirements are upheld\nDevelop and implement business, manufacturing, and production metrics to measure and then optimize productivity in all areas\nAct as the technical decision maker and advisor to the team on manufacturing techniques and test methods that will enable building various subassemblies at rate\nEnsure a strong focus is placed on safety, and maintain an excellent safety record\nChampion continuous improvement projects using appropriate metrics and data sources, including improvement or mitigation plans needed to achieve the next level of performance\nWork with cross-functional teams to increase production throughput, and meet production targets, while maintaining the highest possible standards of quality\nRecruit, develop, train, and retain world class leaders and individual contributors who will deliver for the business and amplify each team they interact with Act as a forcing function for excellence, and aggressively focus on cost reduction in every element of design, production and supply chain processes\nMonitor and communicate area status, readiness, and risks to leadership\nPartner with engineering teams to ensure new product development meets with the goals of product manufacturability\nImplement machine maintenance schedules and back-up spares availability to ensure up-time and output performance \nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS: \nAdvanced degree and 2+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; OR 8+ years of experience working in one or more of the following: Engineering\nProduction\nManufacturing\nOperations\n\n2+ years of direct leadership/management experience leading engineers \nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: \n4+ years of experience in a leadership role in a manufacturing environment and transitioning products from development into production\nHigh degree of comfort on the factory floor, working to identify and execute efficiency improvements in all aspects of production and manufacturing\nExperience with process development/qualification, new product development, capacity/resource planning and Lean manufacturing\nExperience with design for manufacturability, assembly, reliability, source-ability, etc. \nDemonstrated capability to solve complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team using appropriate problem-solving tools\nAbility to influence other organizations through strong engineering/business rationale and data\nAbility to effectively organize, assign and track work/deliverables\nAbility to develop manufacturing strategies based on specialized business needs\nExperience driving production or SpaceX wide initiative with large impact on reliability, people or efficiency\nDemonstrated exceptional achievements at SpaceX and/or previous companies to rapidly improve production through process improvements while focusing on product reliability and mission success\nAbility to work well in an integrated team including daily interactions with technicians, engineers and managers\nDemonstrated ability to mentor and coach growing leaders\nExperience in any of the following process areas: End-to-end printed circuit board fabrication and assembly\nAutomated high-rate assembly\nHigh-pressure die casting\nInjection molded plastics\nPrinted circuit board manufacturing\n\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: \nMust be willing to work flexible and/or extended hours to meet the needs of the role\nMust be able to lift 25 lbs. unassisted\nAble to travel for short business trips as needed (up to 15%)\nThis position is based in Bastrop, TX \nITAR REQUIREMENTS:\nTo conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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