Vessel Manager (Marine Operations)

VESSEL MANAGER (MARINE OPERATIONS)

SpaceX is looking for an experienced, dynamic and thoughtful leader to help manage fleet operations, crewing rotations, training, and vessel readiness through this principally shore-based role that will help ensure mission success in SpaceX’s offshore recovery operations in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedule and synchronize highly dynamic marine operations as the extreme owner of port scheduling, internal teams, charter schedules, compliance/regulatory agents, and logistics teams to support offshore space hardware recovery
• Help refine and audit readiness standards across the entire SpaceX marine operations fleet while supporting ongoing operations with an emphasis on metrics and automation
• Facilitate maintenance and repair scheduling and associated logistics for SpaceX vessels to support ongoing operations, repairs and service life extension initiatives
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with port authorities, vendors and partners to enhance efficiency across the recovery and marine operations teams
• Integrate contracted vessels into SpaceX operations to optimize mission support capability and reliability
• Coordinate transportation teams and vessel crew schedules to support safe and timely delivery of space hardware from port entry to refurbishment 
• Optimize planning within marine operations and recovery with an emphasis on processes and integration into SpaceX software/management systems 
• Lead compliance projects across recovery and marine operations

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree
• Merchant Mariner credential (MMC) of Unlimited Third Mate, Third Engineer or higher, or 500-ton Captain with STCW or higher
• 2+ years of professional experience working in a role that deals with examinations or licensing-efforts with US Coast Guard (USCG) and/or American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) regulations

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Significant experience managing multiple vessel port scheduling, crew rotations, maintenance, charter management, logistical support, training, and planning
• Experience in data analytics, and/or automating readiness and audit processes and programs with a proven ability to enhance efficiency
• Strong collaborative skills with demonstrated leadership experience organizing and synchronizing complex operations as a project manager
• Willing to work outdoors and in maritime environments, and able to work dynamic hours to enable complex offshore operations
• Bachelor's degree in naval architecture, marine transportation, marine engineering, mechanical engineering, or other technical discipline 
• Current (non-expired) USCG license, and ability to pass relevant USCG examinations, federal facility background checks, re-certifications, and chemical testing
• Knowledge of vessel management systems, safety management systems, and regulatory programs such as OPA 90, MARPOL, ABS classing, etc.
• Willingness to sail if needed to support off-shore missions depending on resources available

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
• Must be willing to travel to other SpaceX locations as necessary; role may require travel
• 50-hour work week is typical, and may vary depending on site operational needs, flexibility is required
• Position is subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing