SpaceX is hiring a Material Flow Analyst to support efficient material flow and inventory management at our Starbase facility. Founded under the belief that a future where humanity explores the stars is more exciting, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies for space exploration with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. In this role, you will improve, maintain, and monitor the Materials Management toolset to assist operations with daily production support and continuous improvement.
What You'll Do
- Monitor inventory data daily via the cycle counting program to ensure a high level of accuracy and immediate reaction to process failures.
- Use data to identify opportunities for process and systems improvement and lead efforts to implement changes.
- Work closely with leaders, production coordinators and specialists to ensure that parts are flowing through the process and available on the lineside.
- Proactively identify and resolve part shortages or inventory discrepancies to prevent production delays.
- Conduct frequent reviews of area metrics to support leadership in tracking performance and identify trends for improvement.
- Prepare and present clear, data-driven reports with actionable insights.
- Support successful project completion by providing data to enable design decisions, owning key task completion, monitoring progress and ensuring on-time completion.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 1+ years of experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain.
Nice to Have
- Proficient in use of SQL in operations analysis.
- Experience building and using business intelligence tools such PowerBI or Tableau.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially advanced Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, complex formulas).
- Ability to analyze data and check for accuracy/errors based on process and systems knowledge.
- Experience with inventory management and production systems (MRP/ERP systems).
- Demonstrated capability to manage projects with tight timelines and ambiguous problem statements.
- Understanding of Supply Chain and Inventory Control fundamentals.
- Superior attention to details.
- Experience sharing information effectively and ability to influence decisions.
- Experience with lean, six sigma or related operational efficiency principles.
- Ability to work autonomously or as a team in a highly demanding and fast paced environment.
- Excellent written and communication skills.
Technical Stack
- SQL, PowerBI, Tableau, Microsoft Office, Excel, MRP/ERP systems
Team & Environment
You will work closely with leaders, production coordinators and specialists.
Work Mode
This role is onsite at Starbase.
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.
