Manager, Asset Reliability (Starship)

MANAGER, ASSET RELIABILITY (STARSHIP)

SpaceX is currently seeking talented and driven individuals with leadership experience in asset and machine reliability for a manager role to own the build-out, direction, and execution of an Asset Reliability team for Starship heat tile manufacturing hardware and production systems at the Cape. This candidate will be operating in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment as part of the team working to deliver a highly capable and rapidly reusable Starship heat shield. The Asset Reliability Manager will develop and manage a team leading a phenomenal team of engineers and specialists in building and operating a robust asset maintenance system to provide maximum equipment availability and production line overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build the Thermal Hardware Production Asset Reliability team by working with program and site leadership to develop the team structure and hiring execution plan
• Lead the Thermal Hardware Production Asset Reliability team with an approach that results in maximum machine availability and production throughput
• Act as the primary point of contact for production and process engineering teams on key issues critical to program success
• Ensure appropriate resources are allocated to each and status and results are clearly communicated
• Understand the technical and schedule challenges of the different tile production lines, cells, and equipment and translate these expectations into a positive maintenance strategy and an effective team
• Work with the team and key partners to design and build systems to consistently track and execute maintenance tasks on schedule with minimal impact to line up time
• Lead the team by example in fault finding, maintenance strategy, and personal presentation
• Establish root cause of technical incidents and work to eliminate recurrences
• Catch and eliminate recurring problems, in cooperation with asset owners and process engineers
• Organize multi-month work plans and also react with real-time plans based on the criticality of equipment to company goals
• Ensure spare parts inventory is managed to allow rapid response to critical technical events
• Raise and justify asset improvement projects to ensure long-term sustainability of the maintenance process
• Support project engineers with large equipment refurbishments and new asset introduction
• Advise and support other teams on complex issue resolution and provide feedback on production line designs and layouts from a maintenance-focused perspective
• Coach the asset reliability team to think strategically about downtime prevention and long-term resolution of issues, while maintaining a culture of efficiency and quick reaction to downtime events
• Build relationships with partner teams across facilities/sites to develop a cohesive strategy within the Starship organization
• Maintain organized, efficient, and presentable team workspaces
• Perform day-to-day administrative and management tasks including performance reviews, skills matrix and training, recruiting, and maintenance KPI analysis

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline; OR high school diploma or equivalency certificate AND 5+ years of personnel management experience in a production environment
• 2+ years of experience managing direct reports in a technical leadership role leading engineering, operations, or maintenance staff
• 5+ years of experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or aerospace environment

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience implementing and delivering maintenance/reliability programs to new manufacturing systems or similar operations
• Experience with machine or complex system maintenance
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining material processing equipment including mechanical, fluid, chemical, and electrical.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining continuously operated (24/7) automated, interconnected production systems
• Knowledge of instrumentation, programmable logic controls, and data acquisition and reporting systems
• Demonstrable skills in troubleshooting, fault finding, problem resolution, and breakdown management
• Extremely strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to bring multiple departments with different priorities together and steer them to a common goal
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products and capable of quickly learning a variety of scheduling and other proprietary software
• Proficient in programming languages required to source and analyze data: SQL, Python, etc.
• Work with a computerized maintenance management/resource planning system
• Experience in a role where quick-thinking and problem solving were critical

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
• Physical effort including standing (up to 6 hours) and ability lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position
• Must be able to work in an industrial environment with fumes/odors, noise, hazardous chemicals, confined spaces
• Must be able to work all shifts, extended hours, and weekends as needed