Operations Engineer, Facilities & Physical Infrastructure - Memphis

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop internal visual standards for internal work boards, JIRA queuing, PowerBI dashboards, and department workflow
• Maintenance program enhancement – increase attention on poor-health hardware and descope unnecessary work
• Support department continuous improvement projects such as new process rollouts/standardization
• Integrate with all levels of the business to understand current workflows and identify systematic gaps
• Define and develop department-level metrics & associated dashboards that quantify the health of our operations and influence change
• Conduct in-depth analyses through SQL queries and other data analysis methods to dive into problems and identify trends for decision making, following the rules of clear visual indicators and linear flow
• Create reports, tools, and standardized metrics for operational measurements and improvements
• Develop automation that mitigates business risk or creates efficiencies within the SpaceX factory
• Conduct department wide operations audits that streamline the repair and maintenance and construction engineering teams 
• Implement construction management or maintenance tools (software or hardware) to reduce wasted effort by engineers and techs
• Site services analysis to ensure smart spending on contracts such as custodial, utilities, waste, etc. and roadmap to improve
• Build communication tools and reports targeted at factory workcell directors to improve communication and facilitate customer service
• Standardize material library and procurement process to reduce project lead times
• Drive alignment with maintenance and construction teams at other SpaceX sites across the country to reduce duplicated work

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of experience in operations/process improvement (internship experience qualifies)
• Experience with Excel, SQL, or Python

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience working in a critical manufacturing, data center, or production environment
• Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, data visualization, and cost benefit analysis
• Experience with CAD software, ArcGIS, Archibus, Power BI, and JIRA
• Familiarity with inventory, production, and capacity planning (including MRP/ERP systems)
• Experience with lean, six sigma, and other related production principles
• Experience or education in management science and engineering, operations engineering, operations research, or industrial engineering
• Experience as a contributor to multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and communication skills