SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches rockets
Global Supply Manager - Mechanical, Starlink
On-site in Bastrop, Texas; travel may be required for up to 50% of the work week, including international travel.
About the job
- A bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience working in engineering, purchasing, contract negotiation, material or production planning, operations or supply chain management, material cost control, master production scheduling, or capital equipment sourcing; alternatively, 10+ years of experience in one or more of these areas.
- Ability to travel for short and extended trips as needed, with up to 50% of the work week potentially involving travel, including international travel.
- Ability to work flexible and extended hours and on weekends as needed.
- Must meet applicable U.S. Government export authorization requirements under ITAR, including being a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or being eligible to obtain the required authorizations.
- Develop and manage the supply base to support sourcing for the solar and battery space, supplementing Starlink user terminals and ground stations.
- Provide weekly team status reporting and escalate issues to management when necessary.
- Train and mentor team members while supporting continuous improvement.
- Work directly with key suppliers to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies for existing platforms and new product development.
- Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies for capital purchases and production consumables.
- Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization, and use data analytics to identify and parse process-related opportunities.
- Use negotiations to maximize value, cost savings, and delivery priority for SpaceX while lowering risk, and manage costs to align with program budgets.
- Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capitalization plans based on project timelines, focusing on total cost of ownership for managed categories.
- Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories.
- Communicate overall equipment status to the management team, including schedules, risks, and mitigation actions, and respond quickly to changes in goals, schedules, and architecture.
- Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk, enable continuous cost reduction, and align with company strategy for payment terms, cash targets, on-time delivery, and cost savings.
- Build relationships internally and externally and drive cross-functional teams to achieve consensus.
- Present value propositions to SpaceX executives, including contract awards, cost reviews, cost reduction strategies, and critical supply issues.
- Experience directly negotiating contracts and sourcing global suppliers.
- Experience sourcing from a global supply base and interfacing in person with suppliers around the world.
- Experience in the solar and/or battery field.
- Ability to prioritize appropriately to meet internal customer and company needs.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate with all levels of internal personnel.
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and changing environment.
- Ability to conduct all activities with integrity and urgency.
About the company
SpaceX designs, builds, and launches rockets and spacecraft for government and commercial customers, using reusable first stages to cut costs. Its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy recover their boosters to enable rapid reuse, while Dragon transports cargo and crew to the International Space Station. Starlink operates a satellite internet constellation to provide global broadband coverage. It earns revenue from launches and merchandise, with the broader goal of making space travel cheaper and, over time, enabling human life on other planets and expanding global internet access.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Starbase, Texas
Founded
2002
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Starship deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites on September 28, unlocking higher-capacity launches.
- SpaceX reported $7.8 billion revenue in Q2 2026, up 92% year over year.
- FCC accepted SpaceX's Gen3 application for up to 100,000 next-generation Starlink satellites.
What critics are saying
- Flight 14 lost one Raptor engine during ascent, exposing Starship reliability gaps.
- SpaceX depends on FAA licenses and FCC approval for Starship and Gen3 Starlink.
- Terafab secrecy lawsuits in Texas signal aggressive defense of sensitive expansion plans.
What makes SpaceX unique
- Starship Flight 14 reached orbit on September 28, 2026, after 13 suborbital attempts.
- Starlink operates roughly 11,121 working satellites, dwarfing Eutelsat OneWeb's 650.
- SpaceX vertically integrates rockets, spacecraft, launch operations, and broadband infrastructure.
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↑ 0%Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management said investors underappreciated SpaceX's first orbital Starship flight, despite SPCX shares closing down about 2% on Monday. The 14th Starship test lifted off from Texas and put its upper stage into orbit for the first time, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites. One engine shut down during the climb, causing SpaceX to end the mission after three hours instead of the planned ten. Munster called it "double and quadruple good news." Starship's size is roughly twice that of Falcon Heavy, enabling cheaper, faster satellite deployment. The new Starlink V3 satellites should quadruple speeds to around 600 Mbps from 150 Mbps. Retail sentiment around SPCX improved from bearish to neutral following the launch.
SpaceX's Starship reached low-earth orbit for the first time on 28 September 2026, marking a significant milestone for the rocket. The vehicle launched from Starbase Texas and successfully deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites during its 14th test flight. Despite the achievement, challenges emerged. One engine shut down early before orbit, prompting flight control to end the mission after three hours instead of the planned 10. Both rocket sections completed controlled splashdowns. Starship is crucial for SpaceX's operations. The rocket is larger than the Falcon-9 and designed to carry bigger V3 satellites. The company aims to make Starship fully reusable, which could dramatically reduce spaceflight costs. In the second quarter, SpaceX generated $7.8 billion in revenue, up 92% year over year, whilst narrowing its operating loss to $143 million.
SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday morning, launching from Starbase, Texas, at 8:48 EDT. The rocket carried 26 new Starlink V3 satellites, marking what CFO Bret Johnsen called the rocket's first "revenue-generating flight". SpaceX plans 13 additional launches. The booster achieved a soft splashdown offshore. Although the ship lost one vacuum engine during ascent, it continued to orbit successfully. Starlink was SpaceX's only profitable division as of the second quarter, operating roughly 11,000 satellites compared to Eutelsat OneWeb's 650. The V3 satellites are larger, transmit data faster, and generate twice the solar power of previous versions. SpaceX shares have climbed approximately 41% since August, though they remain a third below their June peak of $225.64. Wall Street's average target stands at $232.07.
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