Test Specialist Supervisor (Starship)

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. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

TEST SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR (STARSHIP)

The Test Specialist Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of test specialists executing production checkouts on Starship and Super Heavy vehicles. The Test Specialist Supervisor is the most influential person on-site to drive checkout progress on an hour-by-hour and day-by-day basis across integration stations and cells. The Supervisor of the team will take technical direction from production operations and integration engineering and turn it into reality by building, retaining, and managing their team effectively; distributing labor resources across checkout campaigns and vehicle serial numbers, and setting headcount requirements where necessary. The Supervisor is also a key enabler to a productive, fun, and hard-working culture. For this role specifically, it is highly important that the Supervisor is an inspiring leader, oftentimes working side by side with their team on the vehicle.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise production checkout activity across shop floor stations and cells, including daily schedules, vehicle configuration, and workflow

• Lead and manage a staff of ~8 test specialists including all performance management related tasks

• Review test plans, procedures, and as-runs and make change recommendations when needed

• Assess and vet appropriate skillsets as needed across avionics and propulsion checkouts, leak checks, data review, and test procedure authoring

• Identify training needs and develop training programs

• Provide required data and reporting to support departmental metrics and improvem

Department: Ship Integration Engineering