Sourcing Specialist, Mechanical & Optical Commodities (Starlink)

We need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown fences. Use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: About the role (intro paragraph about SpaceX and Starlink). Responsibilities (list). Basic Qualifications (maybe under Requirements or Qualifications). Preferred Skills And Experience (Skills). Additional Requirements (maybe under Requirements). ITAR Requirements (maybe under Requirements). Also there is no explicit Pay, Benefits, Schedule. So we should not create those sections. We need to preserve all substantive info, but remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal. Also remove duplicated lines (there is duplicate "Drive supplier negotiations including pricing, LTAs, capacity investments, lead times, and commercial terms" appears twice). We need to keep only one instance. We need to format sections with

headings and then content: paragraphs

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• for lists. We need to decide which headings to use: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Possibly also Additional Requirements could be under Requirements. ITAR Requirements could be under Requirements as well. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's extract content: Intro: "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." Then job title line: "SOURCING SPECIALIST, MECHANICAL & OPTICAL COMMODITIES (STARLINK)". Then description: "SpaceX is leveraging our experience building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s largest satellite constellation and most advanced broadband internet system. We provide reliable and fast internet to millions of users worldwide, including populations with little or no connectivity, rural communities, aircraft, watercraft, and places where existing services are unreliable, too expensive, or disconnected by natural disasters. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system, thousands of satellites and consumer antennae that allow users to connect within minutes of unboxing. The Starlink team is seeking out the best-in-class professionals to maximize Starlink’s potential for communities and businesses around the globe. As a member of the Starlink supply chain team you will manage the sourcing across mechanical and optical commodities used on our Starlink Satellites. Our team moves quickly and you must too. SpaceX has the unique ability and desire to influence and shape suppliers to be better with us as we challenge our supply chain on cost, quality, and speed of execution." That's the About the role. Responsibilities: list bullet points (some duplicated). Let's list unique responsibilities: - Develop and manage supply base (domestic and international) that enables rapid design iteration - Work directly with key suppliers to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support existing platforms and new product development - Own supply continuity, capacity planning, and production readiness for rapidly scaling programs - Drive supplier negotiations including pricing, LTAs, capacity investments, lead times, and commercial terms to ensure continuity of supply and protect SpaceX interests - Monitor global industry trends, track technology roadmaps, and actively partner with the design teams to identify and mitigate supply and demand challenges - Partner with engineering teams to support new product introduction (NPI), design changes, qualification activities, and production transitions - Build and maintain sourcing strategies including multi source development, vertical integration opportunities, and new manufacturing techniques - Lead executive-level supplier escalations and recovery efforts for quality, delivery, and technical risks - Develop clear risk assessments, mitigation plans, and production recovery strategies - Monitor and improve supplier performance including delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost - Drive end-to-end ownership of hardware from material readiness for prototype builds through full-rate production - Manage costs to ensure alignment with program budget - Present value propositions to executives, including those related to contract award, cost reviews, cost reduction strategies, and critical supply issues We need to ensure no duplicate "Drive supplier negotiations..." appears twice; we keep one. Basic Qualifications: "Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of experience working in purchasing, procurement, material planning, production planning, supply chain management, or engineering" Preferred Skills And Experience: list: - 3+ years of procurement experience in direct commodity sourcing - Technical procurement or planning experience with machined, optical, or photonic components - Experience in new product introduction (NPI) and mass production (MP) - Experience reading technical drawings, data sheets, fabrication drawing, BOMs and all related files - Drive piece price and tooling negotiation process to ensure that SpaceX’s commodity pricing meet best-in-class expectations, while meeting best-in-class quality, in addition to driving continual cost reduction and avoidance initiatives through ad-hoc price negotiations - Address all areas of category management including category business plans, market conditions, technology roadmaps, cost modeling, and sourcing strategies - Proven track record of taking ownership, successfully negotiating preferred pricing, and driving results - Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to respond quickly in a fast-moving and ever-changing environment - Exceptional analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills - Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills - Conducts all activities with the highest level of integrity Additional Requirements: - Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines - Ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours - Ability to travel: up to 30% of work week - Must be able to work onsite in Bastrop, TX. Remote work 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. We should keep the ITAR requirement text but maybe drop the "Learn more about the ITAR here." as it's a link? It's still substantive? Might be considered boilerplate? It's a reference; but we can keep the requirement sentence. We need to decide headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe combine Basic Qualifications, Additional Requirements, ITAR Requirements), Qualifications (maybe Basic Qualifications?), Skills (Preferred Skills And Experience). The instructions: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to avoid thin sections; we can combine Basic Qualifications and Additional Requirements and ITAR into Requirements. Qualifications maybe not needed if we already have Requirements; but we could put Basic Qualifications under Requirements and Preferred Skills under Skills. Or we could have Qualifications for Basic Qualifications and Skills for Preferred Skills. Let's follow typical: Requirements = Basic Qualifications + Additional Requirements + ITAR. Skills = Preferred Skills And Experience. Qualifications maybe not needed; but we could still include Qualifications heading with Basic Qualifications? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including Basic Qualifications, Additional Requirements, ITAR), Skills (Preferred Skills). That's four sections. We must not repeat job title as heading. Already not. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

  About the role

  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. SpaceX is leveraging our experience building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s largest satellite constellation and most advanced broadband internet system. We provide reliable and fast internet to millions of users worldwide, including populations with little or no connectivity, rural communities, aircraft, watercraft, and places where existing services are unreliable, too expensive, or disconnected by natural disasters. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system, thousands of satellites and consumer antennae that allow users to connect within minutes of unboxing. The Starlink team is seeking out the best-in-class professionals to maximize Starlink’s potential for communities and businesses around the globe. As a member of the Starlink supply chain team you will manage the sourcing across mechanical and optical commodities used on our Starlink Satellites. Our team moves quickly and you must too. SpaceX has the unique ability and desire to influence and shape suppliers to be better with us as we challenge our supply chain on cost, quality, and speed of execution.

  Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage supply base (domestic and international) that enables rapid design iteration
  • Work directly with key suppliers to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support existing platforms and new product development
  • Own supply continuity, capacity planning, and production readiness for rapidly scaling programs
  • Drive supplier negotiations including pricing, LTAs, capacity investments, lead times, and commercial terms to ensure continuity of supply and protect SpaceX interests
  • Monitor global industry trends, track technology roadmaps, and actively partner with the design teams to identify and mitigate supply and demand challenges
  • Partner with engineering teams to support new product introduction (NPI), design changes, qualification activities, and production transitions
  • Build and maintain sourcing strategies including multi source development, vertical integration opportunities, and new manufacturing techniques
  • Lead executive-level supplier escalations and recovery efforts for quality, delivery, and technical risks
  • Develop clear risk assessments, mitigation plans, and production recovery strategies
  • Monitor and improve supplier performance including delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost
  • Drive end-to-end ownership of hardware from material readiness for prototype builds through full-rate production
  • Manage costs to ensure alignment with program budget
  • Present value propositions to executives, including those related to contract award, cost reviews, cost reduction strategies, and critical supply issues

  Requirements

  Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of experience working in purchasing, procurement, material planning, production planning, supply chain management, or engineering.

  Additional Requirements: Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when needed to meet critical deadlines; ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours; ability to travel up to 30% of work week; must be able to work onsite in Bastrop, TX (remote work 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 (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.

  Skills

  • 3+ years of procurement experience in direct commodity sourcing
  • Technical procurement or planning experience with machined, optical, or photonic components
  • Experience in new product introduction (NPI) and mass production (MP)
  • Experience reading technical drawings, data sheets, fabrication drawings, BOMs and all related files
  • Drive piece price and tooling negotiation process to ensure that SpaceX’s commodity pricing meet best-in-class expectations, while meeting best-in