Operations Engineer (Falcon) at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA

Summary: SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. As an Operations Engineer in the Falcon program, you will work in a highly interdisciplinary environment to drive complex trades and provide data-driven recommendations across various aspects of the program. Responsibilities: - Define top-level goals of the Falcon program, identify challenges and threats to accomplishing those goals, and own data-driven characterization and resolution of those threats - Establish a deep understanding of Falcon operations through build/test/launch and the key health metrics for each of those areas - Conduct operations engineering at a strategic level by optimizing resources, schedules, and risk under uncertainty across the Falcon Program’s top-level metrics - Manage projects and execute to tight timelines while effectively communicating to and influencing stakeholders - Standardize and simplify burden of common interfaces to partner groups (supply chain, production, test launch, finance, sales, mission management) to reduce signal to noise ratio and recurring administrative burden - Seek out, prioritize, and execute improvement opportunities to ensure continuous business scalability and enable ambitious growth targets through process and system engineering - Capture best practices of business systems and manage / apply organizational knowledge and lessons-learned across supported teams - Drive standardization of labor analysis & forecasting (assumptions, methodology, tools) and assist teams in their headcount planning, efficiency roadmaps and demand forecasting - Partner with support function peers, managers, and executives to provide analytical value and support, particularly focusing on developing and exercising capabilities to tell stories with visualization of data Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline - 1+ years of experience in an operations, manufacturing, and/or consulting environment - Must be available to work long hours and weekends as needed - Willing to travel to various SpaceX sites (up to 10%) Preferred Qualifications: - Proficiency in data analytics and automation; to include SQL, Power BI, Python/R, and Excel for analysis or modeling dynamic systems - Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization - Project management experience in high consequence/low margin engineering systems - Experience with CAD software, power BI, and discrete event modeling tools - Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems) - Experience as an industrial, operations, process or manufacturing engineer in a developmental environment - Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced, high stress environments - Unfazed by major, abrupt changes in strategic direction - Demonstrated ability in drafting executive communications - Ability to communicate clearly and accurately with a wide range of people with positive attitude - Strong communicator, curiosity driven and openness to receive and provide feedback Required Skills: Data analytics, Operations engineering, Project management Important Skills: SQL, Power BI, Python/R, Statistics, Cost/benefit analysis, CAD software, MRP/ERP systems Nice-to-Have Skills: Curiosity driven, Feedback openness Benefits: Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, Potential discretionary bonuses, Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, Short and long-term disability insurance, Life insurance, Paid parental leave, Various other discounts and perks, 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law