Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Data Center
SpaceX
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
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Sr. Supplier Development Engineer, Data Center (Starlink) is a high-profile, cross-functional role focused on developing, driving, and maintaining suppliers from initial concept through full-scale production. The engineer will manage complex rack-level solutions involving mechanical, electrical, power, thermal, networking, and software integration domains to activate advanced data center facilities. Key responsibilities include integrating Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability principles into infrastructure architecture, designing accelerated test plans for design validation, and leading FMEA sessions to mitigate hardware risks. The role involves managing supplier processes like FAI and PPAP reports while collaborating with procurement to source parts based on manufacturing capabilities. Required expertise includes data center hardware design, thermal engineering, and electronics. Preferred skills include proficiency in Python and JMP for statistical analysis, as well as experience with failure analysis techniques such as X-ray, SEM, and optical microscopy.
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