SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

Business Operations Manager - Supply Chain Resilience

Supply Chain ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBastrop, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, data science, physics, or another quantitative field is required.
At least 4 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, product management, operations, financial planning and analysis, consulting, banking, or entrepreneurship is required.
At least 4 years of experience using Excel or programming is required.
Availability to work extended hours and weekends as needed is required.
Willingness to travel to customer sites, other company locations, and events as needed is required.

Responsibilities

Own Starlink supply chain resilience and architect the end-to-end strategy to secure global and domestic supply chain corridors and production continuity under regional disruption and natural disaster scenarios.
Make supply chain resilience a primary program performance indicator alongside growth, cash, and performance.
Quantify the rest-of-world frontier and decouple from high-sensitivity regions to secure technical and cost parity across emerging and domestic markets.
Develop an executive contingency playbook to safeguard operations during supply and geopolitical emergencies.
Build first-principles models to identify critical-path choke points and quantify time-to-survive and time-to-recover metrics for every major assembly.
Partner with hardware and manufacturing engineering to support design-out strategies that eliminate single-source dependencies and expand the global vendor landscape.

Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated exceptional ability, especially in ambiguous environments.
A quantitative dual degree combining an engineering field with economics or a business field, or equivalent professional experience.
Demonstrated success driving tangible impact and influencing within a broader organization.
A strong sense of urgency and ownership, with a bias toward action and automation.
Ability to read and interpret income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, including the ability to handle large datasets independently.
Strong analytical modeling skills using tools such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly with senior business leaders.

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.

BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER, SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE (STARLINK)

One of the most ambitious missions that SpaceX has undertaken to date, Starlink is leveraging our experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy the world's most advanced broadband internet system and largest satellite constellation to provide fast, reliable internet to millions of users worldwide, connect humanity, and fund Mars colonization.

Starlink Business Operations combines traditional planning and analysis with broader business decision-making and strategy, directly supporting SpaceX’s leadership. Business Operations is embedded in daily operations, supporting both near-term execution and long-term planning. Team members are expected to analyze data and provide recommendations and to lead cross-functional decision-making and implementation of the recommendations. Starlink Business Operations is lean and dynamic, operating with a fluid structure that favors high agency. We expect high performers to expand their scope across the program’s most critical bottlenecks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Own Starlink Supply Chain Resiliency and architect the end-to-end strtegy to secure global and domestic supply chain corridors and production continuity under extreme regional disruption and natural disaster scenarios
Rally the entire program around supply chain resilience as a primary KPI alongside growth, cash, and performance
Decouple from high-sensitivity regions by quantifying the rest-of-world frontier to secure technical and cost parity across emerging and domestic markets
Engineer the executive contingency playbook to safeguard operations during supply and geopolitical emergencies
Build first-principles models to identify critical-path choke points and quantify time-to-survive (TTS) and time-to-recover (TTR) metrics for every major assembly
Partner with hardware and manufacturing engineering to support aggressive design-out strategies that eliminate single-source dependencies and expand the global vendor landscape

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, data science, physics, or other quantitative field
4+ years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, product management, operations, FP&A, consulting, banking, or entrepreneurship
4+ years of experience in Excel or programming

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Evidence of exceptional ability, especially within an ambiguous environment
Quantitative dual degree in engineering field and economics or business field and/or equivalent professional experience
Demonstrated success driving tangible impact/influencing within a broader organization
Extreme sense of urgency and ownership; bias toward action and automation
Ability to read and interpret income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python; ability to handle large datasets independently
Excellent analytical modeling skills (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly with senior business leaders

ADDITIONAL REQUIRMENTS:

Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Willingness to travel to customer sites, other SpaceX locations, and events as needed

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

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].

About the Company

SpaceX

Builds rockets and runs Starlink satellite internet

SpaceX builds and launches reusable rockets and spacecraft for NASA, the military, and companies, and it runs Starlink, a satellite internet service for homes and businesses. In 2020, its Dragon capsule became the first privately built spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Falcon 9 rocket lands its first stage so the booster can fly again, which cuts launch costs, while Starlink beams internet from low-orbit satellites to small dishes for a monthly fee. SpaceX also owns xAI, maker of the Grok chatbot and owner of the social network X, and is building Starship, a fully reusable rocket meant to carry people to the Moon and Mars. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, and it is based in Starbase, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Starbase, Texas
Founded: 2002

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