Avionics Operations Supervisor (Strategy, Analytics, and Planning)

Avionics Operations Supervisor (Strategy, Analytics, and Planning)

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make humanity's exploration of the stars possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

Avionics Operations Supervisor (Strategy, Analytics, and Planning)

The Production Control Scheduling team is responsible for developing, monitoring, and fulfilling a Master Schedule to meet the part demands of Avionics customers, including launch manifest and development hardware. The Supervisor will train schedulers and production coordinators to maintain build schedules from cradle-to-grave for each unit and monitor the health of the system. This role allows for a direct impact on production success and opportunities to engage with all aspects of the organization.

Responsibilities:

Leadership:

• Provide mentoring, training, and daily guidance to the team, including career development and performance management
• Define metrics and measures of success for the performance of the team and roll out in a clear and actionable way (ideally a dashboard for daily visibility of expectations)
• Develop and maintain a positive culture on the team

Operations:

• Partner with engineering to lead critical analyses for optimal design change timelines and investigation plans
• Develop and automate production schedule and capacity plans utilizing SQL or other programming language
• Develop and maintain reports relating to product completion status and on-time performance. Advise management when on-time order delivery is in jeopardy and create recommendation for a "get healthy" plan
• Strong understanding of lean manufacturing; partner with Production Operations management to improve production flow by recommending/managing scan locations of resources or other general process improvement to speed up production pipeline
• Attend and facilitate "Clear to Build" meetings to establish and evaluate priorities and risks to manifest schedule
• Support continuous improvement of internal MRP/ERP system for data integrity and accuracy

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree OR 4+ years of experience in material planning, production coordination, supply chain, scheduling or manufacturing environment
• 1+ years of experience leading a team or project

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of experience with automated scheduling systems (MRP/ERP)
• 4+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing, production, or testing environment
• Experience leading a team of 5+ people, and the ability to work and communicate well with others in a team environment
• Ability to work with limited supervision to develop and maintain program schedules
• Working knowledge of resource planning and materials management
• SQL programming/Power BI development experience
• Attention to detail, highly organized, collaborative, and ability to pivot quickly in an ever-changing production environment
• Experience developing schedules for medium to large sized projects
• Professional experience with Microsoft Excel and similar scheduling software
• Strong communication skills

Additional Requirements:

• Position may involve long hours and weekend work as needed. Schedule varies depending on site operational needs; flexibility required

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay range:

Avionics Operations Supervisor: $95,000.00 - $135,000.00/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.

ITAR Requirements:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.