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SpaceX

Supplier Development Engineer, Mechanical (Starshield)

SpaceX

Published 11 May 2026
Hawthorne, CA
100K - 135K USD Annual
Full Time

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Languages used

C

Key skills

Integrations
System Design
Security
Research
Statistics

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

Flow

Description

The role involves developing, driving, and maintaining suppliers for satellite and gateway production from initial concept to full-scale manufacturing. The position requires working cross-functionally with internal engineering and manufacturing teams to execute supply chain strategies. Responsibilities include defining technical requirements, ensuring supplier compliance, and leading the resolution of quality issues through root cause analysis. The individual will monitor production metrics to identify trends and drive improvements in cost, quality, and delivery. Additionally, the role entails identifying new suppliers and managing mission-critical supply chain relationships to support production goals.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline. A minimum of one year of experience in manufacturing, process engineering, or an engineering internship is required. Applicants must meet ITAR requirements as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. The role requires a valid driver's license and the ability to travel between 25% and 60% of the work week.

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About the company

SpaceX

Size

13529

Founded

HQ

Hawthorne, US

Description

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the worlds most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.

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