Job brief: Manager, Supplier Development Engineering (Starship)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-06 (1 day ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Starbase, TX
• Posted: 2026-11-05

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• The candidate will develop and lead complex, multi-disciplinary organizations and projects and will be required to dive into ambiguous challenges with a bias towards action.
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 8+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:
• Master production scheduling
• 3+ years of experience leading a team with direct reports
• 10+ years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, technical procurement, or supply chain management

Conditions

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• Ability to travel for work up to 40%
• 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/…

Main duties

• Work cross-functionally with other supply chain verticals, engineering leadership, and production management to proactively identify improvement opportunitie…
• Partner autonomously with engineering and supply chain leadership to drive alignment on design requirements, technical improvements, and simplification of re…
• Define strategic and tactical goals for the supplier development engineering organization and lead initiatives around those goals to ensure production and en…
• Lead supply chain engineering teams to ensure alignment across cost, quality, and delivery goals, with a bias towards continuous improvement as the Starship …
• Develop standards and expectations to ensure at-rate delivery from suppliers, with strong alignment to leaders in the supply base

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs across the U.S.: $140k a year (3,403 listings, 148 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,896 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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