Supplier Development Engineer (Starlink)
Supplier Development Engineer (Starlink)
Supplier Development Engineer (Starlink)
SpaceX
SpaceX is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer for its Starlink project, which aims to provide global broadband internet through a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites. The role involves collaborating with internal teams and suppliers to enhance supply chain strategies and ensure the quality and efficiency of mechanical hardware used in satellite and ground station systems.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
- Experience in supplier development or quality engineering
- Strong understanding of mechanical hardware and manufacturing processes
- Ability to analyze data and identify trends
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience with quality systems and metrics
- Knowledge of production part approval process (PPAP)
Responsibility
- Improve quality, cost, delivery, and capacity metrics for mechanical hardware used in the Starlink satellite and ground station systems
- Collaborate with design, materials, and manufacturing engineers to gain an in-depth knowledge of piece part, assembly, metrology, and/or sub-system design intent
- Support the procurement team to strategically source parts matched with supplier competencies by reviewing and assessing supplier manufacturing processes and quality systems
- Create and define supplier technical and quality requirements based on customer and program requirements and expectations for NPI and production phases
- Lead resolution of supplier quality issues through root cause analysis, while functioning as liaison between purchasing, engineering, production, and suppliers
- Define product technical requirements, and ensure supplier compliance with these requirements
- Implement and monitor the production part approval process (PPAP) with selected suppliers to enable rate production
- Analyze supplier quality and delivery metrics to identify trends and pinpoint systemic performance gaps and root causes to drive supplier improvement plans
- Conduct independent research to identify potential new suppliers
