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# Manager, Supply Chain (Starship) at SpaceX

- **Company:** SpaceX
- **Location:** Starbase, TX
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-03
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8893698002?gh_jid=8893698002

## Job description

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.

## MANAGER, SUPPLY CHAIN (STARSHIP)

The SpaceX supply chain organization is critical to Starship's mission. To capitalize on SpaceX’s technological and market-changing successes, our team will help manage an agile yet robust supply chain that enables the company's competitive advantage. The department includes procurement, planning and fulfillment, supplier development and quality, logistics, and inventory. SpaceX's supply chain will play a key role in enabling it to meet ambitious growth targets and help make us a multi-planetary species.

The Manager of Supply Chain at SpaceX is responsible for defining and implementing policies and strategies for near- and mid-term sourcing results. The incumbent will make strategic decisions that impact the department and have broad influence across SpaceX organizations. Success in this role will require strong communication skills, sourcing intuition and best practices, and commodity management experience to systematically grow and mature SpaceX suppliers into strategic partners.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Team Leadership:
- Manage the Starship team of Supply Chain Sourcing Managers and Specialists. Lead, direct, and review the teams' work, spending substantial time on people management responsibilities. Responsible for defining the structure of the teams and providing mentorship and strategic development planning for first- and second-level direct reports
- Manage the team by providing clear direction that aligns with the strategy and priorities of the company
- Hire, develop, and retain top talent to meet current and future business needs
- Demonstrate innovation, technical excellence, attention to detail, self-direction, & courage
- Develop and enhance transactional processes to gain organizational efficiency
- Manage KPIs, including inventory and spend to match program targets
- Ensure accurate system signals, including accuracy of demand signals (so that they match program rate), BOMs, upstream and downstream lead times, etc.
- Supplier Development:
- Manage vendor relationships and grow the supply base as needed in alignment with the broader team sourcing strategy
- Assess supplier capabilities, technologies, and their ability to execute component/assembly manufacturing requirements successfully. Manage validation exercises to demonstrate initial feasibility through full-scale production of transferred work
- Manage supplier improvement programs. Drive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, supplier scorecards, and supplier audits, ensuring supplier compliance while driving systematic problem-solving and process improvement plans to deliver value
- Provide program leadership necessary to ensure that product quality, delivery, and cost achieve business and customer expectations
- Interface with Starship teams to prioritize supplier development needs by commodity to improve cost competitiveness or supply constraints
- Drive supplier selection through robust qualification processes
- Deliver results as measured by key metrics such as part yield, cost, defect rate, etc.
- Self-Management & Relationship Management:
- Be assertive, optimistic, resilient, and welcoming of change
- Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
- Contribute to the team proactively
- Be self-aware and able to work on own initiative
- Show moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings
- Develops and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance
- Communicate efficiently across internal and external stakeholders
- Take a diplomatic approach to relationships

## BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Advanced degree and 4+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 10+ years of experience working in one or more of the following:
- Engineering
- Purchasing
- Contract negotiation
- Material or production planning
- Operations or supply chain management
- Material cost control
- Master production scheduling
- 2+ years of experience in personnel management with formal direct reports

## PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

- Familiarity or experience working with aerospace components
- Strong ability to read drawings and blueprints, with an understanding of manufacturing complexity
- Experience with technical procurement, manufacturing, or designing production components
- APICS certification
- Lean Six Sigma certification
- Ability to prove a strong track record of leadership and team building
- Remarkable problem-solving skills with a bias for speed and positive impact
- Ability to learn quickly and prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs
- Exceptional analytical and organizational skills
- Excellent customer service skills, produce exceptional work at all times, highly self-motivated
- Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Strong technical knowledge and skills in current technologies and applications (e.g., MS Office Suite, SQL, Power BI, etc.)
- Detail-oriented and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment
- Holds themselves to the highest ethical standards and conducts all activities with the highest integrity

## ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Must be able to pass an Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
- Must be able to travel - up to 50% of the work week; travel may be required, including international travel
- Must be able to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet major milestones
- This position is based in Starbase, TX, and requires being onsite; remote work is not considered

## 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](https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987).

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 EEOCompliance@spacex.com.

## About SpaceX

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft while building a global satellite broadband network and AI infrastructure to enable interplanetary life.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: SPCX) – IPO priced at $135/share on June 12, 2026
- **Headquarters**: Starbase, Texas (primary); Hawthorne, California (historical headquarters)
- **Founded**: 2002
- **Founders**: Elon Musk

## Core Business
- **Industries**: Aerospace & Defense, Spaceflight, Satellite Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence
- **Target Customers**: Government (NASA, U.S. Armed Forces, international agencies), Commercial satellite operators, Broadband consumers (Starlink), Defense/intelligence (Starshield)
- **Mission**: To make humanity multiplanetary by building the integrated hardware and software infrastructure of the future across space, connectivity, and AI.

## Products & Services
- **Falcon 9**: Reusable two-stage rocket – the world’s most launched orbital rocket, with over 630 successful first-stage reflights.
- **Falcon Heavy**: Heavy-lift launch vehicle composed of three Falcon 9 cores; capable of lifting nearly 64 metric tons to orbit.
- **Starship**: Fully reusable super-heavy launch vehicle and spacecraft (largest ever built) designed for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
- **Dragon 2**: Crew and cargo spacecraft used for NASA Commercial Crew and private missions to the ISS and beyond.
- **Starlink**: Low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation providing high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to over 10.3 million people globally.
- **Starshield**: Military-grade satellite services for national security and defense customers.
- **SpaceXAI**: Division focused on AI compute infrastructure, frontier models, and real-time data processing (including AI compute satellites).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Conflicting reports – Internal share offer in 2025 valued SpaceX at **$800 billion**; IPO pricing (June 2026) implied a market capitalization of approximately **$75 billion** for the shares offered.
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$15.0 billion** (2025); total funding raised **$15.2 billion** across 56 rounds.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Google (led $1B Series G), Intesa Sanpaolo, NASA, U.S. Space Force, and numerous institutional investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Employee headcount of **11,387** (monthly growth +2.5%); **1,671 active job postings**; Falcon 9 launch cadence of 1–3 per week; Starlink subscriber base covering ~10.3 million people; recent acquisition of xAI (February 2026).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full reusability**: Only company with a fleet of reusable orbital rockets (Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy), dramatically lowering per-launch cost.
- **Vertical integration**: Designs, manufactures, and operates its own rockets, spacecraft, satellite constellation, and AI platform – enabling rapid iteration and cost control.
- **Scale and reliability**: More orbital launches per year than any other provider (public or private); proven track record with NASA and DoD.
- **First-mover in commercial spaceflight**: Established crew transport, satellite internet, and now AI compute in orbit.

## Strategic Focus
- **Starship development**: Complete testing and operational deployment of the fully reusable Starship system for lunar (Artemis) and Mars missions.
- **Starlink expansion**: Grow subscriber base, launch V3 satellites, and extend mobile and direct-to-cell services.
- **AI integration**: Leverage SpaceXAI for on-orbit compute and real-time data analytics; build AI compute satellites.
- **Interplanetary infrastructure**: Develop technologies for sustained human presence on the Moon and Mars.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: Employees directly contribute to making life multiplanetary – “hard work and innovative solutions result in big gains.”
- **Impactful projects**: Work on reusable rockets, crewed spacecraft, global broadband, and AI systems that are actively changing the space industry.
- **Compensation**: Competitive salaries, comprehensive health benefits, and equity packages.
- **Work locations**: Primary campuses in Hawthorne, CA and Starbase, TX (with additional sites in Cape Canaveral, FL and Vandenberg, CA). Roles span engineering, software, manufacturing, and support.
- **Engineering culture**: Merit-based, fast-paced, with high ownership; top talent sourced from Tesla, Boeing, NASA JPL, and other aerospace leaders.
- **Open roles**: Over 1,600 active positions across software, AI, avionics, propulsion, supply chain, and more – including internships.

## Sources
1. [SpaceX Careers Page](https://www.spacex.com/careers)
2. [LinkedIn – SpaceX Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex)
3. [SpaceX IPO Factsheet (PDF)](https://content.spacex.com/cms-assets/FINAL_Documents%20and%20Updates/SpaceX%20IPO_Factsheet.pdf)
4. [SpaceX IPO Pricing Press Release](https://ir.spacex.com/updates/releases-details/2026/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp--Announces-Pricing-of-Initial-Public-Offering/default.aspx)
5. [SpaceX Jobs Board (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/spacex)

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