Operations Engineer (Starship)
Core
Designing factory layouts, optimizing production processes, and managing resources to support the Starship manufacturing program.
Role type
Operations Engineer (Manufacturing)
Builds
Starship rocket production lines and factory infrastructure
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Heavy industry
Deliverable
production features
Required skills
Operations engineering, process optimization, capacity modeling, data analysis, root cause analysis, KPI tracking, lean manufacturing principles
Preferred skills
Project management, MRP/ERP systems, SQL/Python/R, statistics, cost-benefit analysis, industrial engineering, Six Sigma
Technologies
Excel, SQL, Python, R, MRP, ERP
Responsibilities
Design factory and production area layouts, conduct job walks and negotiate with vendors, host process walks to simplify steps, develop production strategy to mitigate risks, analyze delivery and capacity problems, identify operational challenges and develop solutions, track key performance measures, develop system and process improvements
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC