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Facilities Engineer (Starlink)
SpaceX
Bastrop, USA
Junior · 2+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Optimize site-wide soft-services operations, including fleet, workplace services, and space planning, to improve service levels and cost
- Analyze site-services contracts (custodial, landscaping, transportation, waste, and similar) for cost, performance, and scope; build a roadmap to improve vendor performance
- Own the site plan for infrastructure consumables and critical spares to protect equipment availability and accelerate urgent projects
- Own site-level utility forecasting and help structure contract terms that keep up with rapid facility expansion
- Standardize and integrate the site-wide Building Management System (BMS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) platforms; use the data to implement predictive and preventative maintenance strategies on critical infrastructure
- Lead departmental continuous-improvement work, including new process rollouts and standardization
- Work across all levels of the business to map current workflows, find gaps, and put durable solutions in place
- Define department-level metrics and dashboards that quantify Facilities operations health, reliability, and efficiency
- Align with maintenance and construction teams at other SpaceX sites to set uniform, high standards
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 2+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or construction (internship experience qualifies)
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed, including occasional short-notice domestic travel
- Provide 24/7 on-call support for critical activities and site emergencies
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted
- Ability to travel occasionally as required to support project needs
- 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 [email protected].
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in manufacturing operations and/or facilities maintenance
- Proficiency in statistics, data analysis, data visualization, and cost-benefit analysis
- Experience with one or more of: CAD, ArcGIS, Archibus, Power BI, Jira, SQL
- Experience using automation or AI tools to improve speed and quality of operational work
- Familiarity with IoT/OT protocols used in building systems (MQTT, OPC UA)
- Experience with industrial PLCs used in building management systems (Schneider Electric, Beckhoff, Siemens)
- Exposure to inventory, production, and capacity planning, including MRP/ERP systems
- Familiarity with manufacturing and reliability metrics (OEE, availability, MTBF, MTTR)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to turn analysis into a clear recommendation for non-engineering stakeholders
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
About SpaceX
Aerospace & Defense51-200Founded 2002
Aerospace manufacturer and launch services provider designing advanced rockets and spacecraft with the goal of making life multiplanetary.
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