About this role
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.
ULTRA PRECISION MACHINING SPECIALIST - LEVEL 4/5
The Ultra Precision Machining Specialist will work in direct support of a supervisory professional engineer to develop and implement engineering process improvements and produce quick-turn, single-digit-micron tolerance machined hardware. This role requires a high level of machining aptitude: the judgment to diagnose hard process problems using theoretical knowledge of manufacturing and mechanical engineering, set the technical standard for first-article quality, and apply engineering principles to close process loops when parts miss. The Ultra Precision Machining Specialist does not run the department or supervise a shift. Under the supervising engineer’s direction, the Ultra Precision Machining Specialist accelerates new-product introduction by engineering the process, and supports yield, cycle-time, cost, and floor-space improvements that the engineer owns and releases to production.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Apply manufacturing-engineering methods, in direct support of the supervising engineer, to the development-machining cell’s CNC specialists and quality specialists on 1st and 2nd shift. Provide technical coaching on process methods only. Do not hire, schedule as a supervisor, discipline, or performance-manage employees
• Apply engineering principles to first-article discipline, process troubleshooting, and root-cause closure when parts or processes miss dimensional, surface, or functional requirements. Recommend corrective process changes to the supervising engineer for review and release
• Engineer, set up, and execute dedicated development CNC processes, CMM inspection plans, and supporting processes so production CNC machines stay on rate work. Process definitions are reviewed by the supervising engineer before transfer
• Deliver new product introduction, process development, and engineering test hardware on schedule, by applying engineering process development — toolpaths, workholding concepts, cutting parameters, datum schemes, and inspection plans — in support of the supervising engineer’s NPI work
• Using engineering analysis, identify and implement yield, cycle-time, cost, and floor-space improvements, and package proven processes for the supervising engineer to transfer into production
• Analyze development-cell process capacity and equipment configuration from an engineering standpoint; forecast technical bottlenecks and recommend blockers for the supervising engineer to remove. Do not own labor management or cell supervision
• No supervisory schedule, timecard, or performance duties. Perform assigned engineering-support work on 1st or 2nd shift as directed by the supervising engineer
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