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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, SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING (STARSHIP)\nThis Manager will own the supplier development engineering function for the Starship program-building and leading a team of engineers responsible for proactively eliminating reliability risks, engineering a scalable supply chain, developing a technically excellent vendor base, and standing up reliable processes upstream to prevent downstream burden.\nThis is a senior technical leadership role that requires proactive involvement and influence in aligning design, manufacturing, and supply chain requirements to ensure part conformance and process stability at Starship flight rate. We are looking for a candidate who can set and execute a multi-year supply chain reliability vision, grow and develop managers and individual contributors, identify and resolve systemic risk, and manage senior stakeholders across the Starship program. This role has a unique opportunity to drive program-wide initiatives alongside other Starship leaders, develop creative solutions to drive down cost across the supply base, and lead a high-performing organization to success.\nThe candidate will develop and lead complex, multi-disciplinary organizations and projects and will be required to dive into ambiguous challenges with a bias towards action. This role requires someone who can create and execute a strategic organizational vision enabling Starship supply chain operations to scale with a high degree of excellence. The candidate will define high-level goals with alignment from cross-functional leadership, cascade those goals through managers and teams, and drive the organization to rapid execution.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nWork cross-functionally with other supply chain verticals, engineering leadership, and production management to proactively identify improvement opportunities, implement agile processes, and drive strategic risk mitigation that improves Starship vehicle and engine reliability\nPartner autonomously with engineering and supply chain leadership to drive alignment on design requirements, technical improvements, and simplification of reliable supply chain processes\nDefine strategic and tactical goals for the supplier development engineering organization and lead initiatives around those goals to ensure production and engineering stakeholder expectations are met\nLead supply chain engineering teams to ensure alignment across cost, quality, and delivery goals, with a bias towards continuous improvement as the Starship program plan changes\nDevelop standards and expectations to ensure at-rate delivery from suppliers, with strong alignment to leaders in the supply base\nEnsure end-to-end delivery execution from when the part leaves the supplier’s facility to when it arrives at its specified production area\nFacilitate change management on behalf of supply chain, and ensure on-time introduction of conforming parts at rate to support design and production changes\nIdentify opportunities for insourcing or outsourcing part manufacturing in order to support rate (drive make vs. buy)\nRepresent supplier development engineering in Starship program forums; ensure supply chain has a seat at the table and alignment with Starship program priorities by establishing trust with senior stakeholders\nDrive and motivate managers and teams to ensure all deliverables and expectations are met and executed, with quick decision-making\nDevelop reporting procedures and systems to inform and align on reliability progress, help needed, and opportunities for improvement\nIdentify and implement process, system, or training improvement projects with tangible results, and effectively delegate execution across the organization\nTrack and review established KPIs with managers and teams, and adjust initiatives as needed to drive progress\nDevelop and champion cross-functional technical cost-reduction efforts and projects in collaboration with sourcing leadership\nWork autonomously and proactively to resolve a wide variety of potentially ambiguous issues in creative, resourceful ways\nEnsure the organization has both a high-level and granular understanding of quality risk across the Starship program, and drive collaboration to broadly reduce quality risk\nOwn the supplier development engineering roadmap for Starship flight hardware, including structures, propulsion, avionics, fluids, and related commodities as assigned\nBuild, lead, and scale a world-class supplier development engineering organization, including people managers and individual contributors\nConduct weekly 1:1s with direct reports (including managers) and collaborate on personal development plans for each member\nCoach managers on hiring, performance management, and developing their teams; hold the leadership bench accountable to results and culture\nInterview and hire candidates for Supply Chain with a strong eye for talent\nDevelop a succession plan with leads and managers and effectively manage attrition to ensure business continuity, while growing and developing individual contributors into future leaders\nEmbody and radiate best practices in team collaboration, respect, transparency, and team problem solving with a high sense of integrity\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor's degree in an engineering discipline\n8+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:Engineering\nPurchasing\nContract negotiation\nMaterial or production planning\nOperations or supply chain management\nMaterial cost control\nMaster production scheduling\n\n3+ years of experience leading a team with direct reports\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\n10+ years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, technical procurement, or supply chain management\n2+ years of experience leading people managers or a multi-team organization\nExperience supporting high-rate aerospace, automotive, or similarly complex hardware production programs\nStrong technical understanding of MRP systems\nExperience with BOM management within Teamcenter\nExperience sourcing and managing complex machined components, weldments, structures, and/or other flight-critical hardware\nHighly collaborative team player with impeccable attention to detail and strong verbal, written, and presentation skills\nExcellent problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting skills with a bias for speed without sacrificing quality\nAbility to develop and maintain strong relationships across disciplines, including with senior engineering, production, and supply chain leadership\nAbility to work independently or collaboratively while managing multiple critical priorities and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, loosely structured environment\nAdvanced skills in MS Excel (ability to create pivot tables or macros, and analyze data)\nExperience with SQL and Power BI\nConducts all activities with the highest integrity\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:\nAbility to work extended hours and weekends as needed\nAbility to travel for work up to 40%\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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