Supervisor, Welding (Starship) - Nights
Core
Lead and manage a staff of ~30 technicians or welders, supervise production floor workflows, and ensure control of production weld quality for Starship manufacturing.
Role type
Senior IC welding supervisor
Builds
Large-scale welded assemblies for Starship
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Heavy fabrication
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), leadership of 30+ staff, interpretation of welding symbols per AWS D17.1, knowledge of AWS D1.1/D1.6/D1.2 codes, pipe and orbital tube welding (OTW), fabrication of large-scale assemblies to tight tolerances
Preferred skills
Experience managing more than 10 employees, trade school certificate
Technologies
Heavy equipment and machinery
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a staff of ~30 technicians or welders, supervise the production floor including daily schedules and workflow, provide technical support to the welding team, work with management and engineering teams to streamline fit-up and welding processes, assist with tooling and fixturing designs, enforce site and personnel safety, review work instructions and make change recommendations, assess candidates and provide recommendations in the hiring process, plan and schedule work and assign tasks, communicate performance metrics and provide collaborative direction to team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC