SpaceX
Quality Specialist - Weekend Shift (Starlink Supply Chain Reliability)
Bastrop, TX
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SQLData AnalysisSupply ChainGD&TCommunicationMicrosoft Office
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About the role
- QUALITY SPECIALIST - WEEKEND SHIFT (STARLINK SUPPLY CHAIN RELIABILITY) SpaceX demands a new type of supply chain.
- The role emphasizes high operational rigor in managing and clearing nonconformance tickets for outsourced/vendor piece parts submitted by inspection, production, receiving, and inventory.
- Mainly focusing on issue management, containments, sorting, and coordination with Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Help drive closure of nonconformance tickets for outsourced/vendor piece parts found during production, inspection, receiving, and inventory processes.
- Perform timely review of vendor piece part issues identified during production
- Work closely with Engineering to review issues, action dispositions, and drive adherence to Supplier Quality SLA metrics.
- Partner with Supply Chain Reliability Engineers and cross-functional teams (Engineering, Production, Inspection, Inventory) to eliminate the immediate impact of vendor defects and ensure part reliability.
- Provide high service levels to internal stakeholders with operational focus, helping free Engineering resources drive supplier improvement and push quality upstream.
- Perform timely review of vendor piece part issues identified during production; assess the need for containment actions or sample inspections.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in a quality-related, engineering, or supply chain field, or a bachelor's degree in engineering or supply chain.
- ability to liaise cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Inspection, and other internal teams.
- Must be able to support extended hours or critical/urgent inspections as needed to meet production and quality deadlines.
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, or quality.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, technical requirements, and quality tools.
- Experience reading engineering drawings, including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Experience with quality management systems (e.g., ISO 9001 or similar) and nonconformance/MRB processes.
- Knowledge of supplier quality and nonconformance processes (e.g., dispositions, RTV/RMA, CAPA basics, issue ticket systems).
- Experience managing containments, sorting activities, or production quality issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in SQL and MS Office applications.
- Familiarity with lean concepts, data analysis, and quality metrics/SLA tracking.
- Ability to work independently with high attention to detail and urgency on a weekend operations schedule.
Company info
- SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not.
- We are actively looking for candidates who possess comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing and quality tools and have unrelenting motivation to enable suppliers for success.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or national, (ii) U
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