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Operations Analyst – Raptor
| Company | SpaceX |
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| Location | West Athens, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $80000 – $115000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 1+ years of professional experience in manufacturing or industrial project management
Responsibilities
- Design and implement state-of-the-art factory standards such as intuitive visual queuing, standardized lineside equipment, efficient space allocations, inspirational artwork, etc.
- Design and optimize factory layouts using SketchUp, ensuring linear product flow
- Identify operational challenges within the organization, determine root cause, and develop creative and effective solutions
- Actively perform continuous improvements for production processes, quality, faster build times, lower maintenance needs, project kitting, streamlined communication between teams, and feedback loops
- Develop, track, and standardize key performance indicators that quantify production system health and drive appropriate action
- Develop tools and reports to analyze delivery, capacity, cost problems for production, supply chain, and operations to guide decision-making
- Develop process flow models to analyze production system behavior and synchronize output with other elements of the company
- Conduct in-depth analyses of complex datasets using SQL and other relevant data tools to identify trends, diagnose issues, and develop data-driven solutions
- Develop automation that mitigates business risk or creates efficiencies within the Raptor factory
- Capture best practices of production systems, and manage organizational knowledge and lessons-learned
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in engineering, business, supply chain, management information systems, or computer science
- 1+ years of experience in using Excel, SQL, or Python/R for analysis or modeling dynamic systems
- Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, cost/benefit analysis, and visualization
- Technical knowledge and skills in coding and computer applications (e.g. MS Office Suite, VBA, Smartsheet, SQL, Confluence, JIRA, Power BI, CAD, etc.)
- Experience with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems)
- Experience as an industrial, operations, process or manufacturing engineer in a developmental manufacturing environment
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams working on strategic problems
- Ability to develop and maintain strong internal and external supplier/customer relationships in a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
- Strong track record of implementing continuous improvement efforts, ideally using problem solving frameworks including lean principles, six sigma, or Kaizen concepts
- Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed and accuracy
- Self-motivated, quick learner, and ability to prioritize efforts to meet customer and company goals
- Excellent written and communication skills
