Vehicle Cost Analyst at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA, United States
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.
VEHICLE COST ANALYST
The Vehicle Cost Analyst is a key member of the finance organization and will be involved in many aspects of finance and accounting. You will be a key contributor in automating processes, providing visibility into analytics, collaborating across various groups, managing projects, and tracking the cost of our Falcon, Dragon, and Starship vehicles. This role is responsible for driving down cost per kilogram to orbit.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Integrate with all levels of the business to understand hardware design and manufacturing processes and rapidly answer tactical business questions through analytical frameworks
Cultivate a deep understanding of vehicle architecture, including design and manufacturing processes as well as vehicle operations during test and flight
Implement costing models and processes across a variety of products (which could include Falcon, Dragon, and Starship), providing our business partners with meaningful insights into their hardware
Design PowerBI dashboards and create reports for product costs, inventory data, and operational execution for design engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain
Work with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to create and maintain product introduction and improvement roadmaps
Forecast future unit costs with cross-functional teams and track progress
Build data analysis tools and queries to support vehicle cost and labor analysis throughout all phases of the hardware lifecycle, including design, initial build, flight, and refurbishment
Help create and maintain data infrastructure upon which other teammates and business partners can build ad-hoc or department specific reporting
Provide ad-hoc support in adding visualizations or filters on top of existing dashboards
Review and update standard costs and bill of materials with labor, burden and outside service costs
Partner with application software teams on integration of manufacturing execution system data into cost analysis tools
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, finance, statistics, operations management, mathematics, or other technical discipline
2+ years of experience in finance, business operations, or engineering
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Experience with SQL
Advanced Excel modeling capabilities
Understanding and knowledge of manufacturing processes and supply chain functions
Experience supporting engineering or manufacturing process improvements
Experience extracting and analyzing information out of massive, complex and, in some cases, disparate datasets
Proven experience in performance tuning of Power BI dashboards and reports
Microsoft SQL Server development experience, or equivalent training or certification
Strong communication skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management
Ability to uncover and develop data-oriented stories that resonate with business partners/executive audiences
Experience with building data infrastructure (e.g., designing architecture, building data pipelines, implementing scalable monitoring) and implementing reporting solutions
Adept at data prep, data modeling, and data visualization
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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 notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.
