Project Manager, Tooling (Starship)
Core
Own contractor execution, schedule, and cost to install, activate, and commission Gigabay/Starfactory tooling and infrastructure for SpaceX's Starship program.
Role type
Senior IC project manager (industrial construction/tooling)
Builds
Gigabay/Starfactory tooling, steel structures, lifting/access equipment, production stations, and related mechanical systems
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Industrial construction
Required skills
Managing external contractors, issuing POs and contracts, CAD navigation (NX preferred), mechanical/structural execution, quality inspection, coordinating multi-trade interfaces, physical labor endurance
Preferred skills
Heavy lifts/rigging experience, power/fluids/electrical tie-ins, repeatable production-station installs, directing technicians without formal reports
Technologies
NX, SolidWorks, CATIA
Responsibilities
Manage field execution and schedule for tooling installs; coordinate contractors and internal teams for power, fluids, and electrical; perform daily quality inspections; sequence internal welding and toolmaking work packages; plan installs around live Gigabay operations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC