JR SILVA
Manager, Build Reliability & Quality Engineering
Rancho Palos Verdes
Summary
Highly ambitious, motivated, and resourceful engineer with 14+ years of experience in the aerospace industry. Committed to ensuring safe and efficient manufacturing operations, consistently striving to exceed company expectations while maintaining a high level of reliability. Skilled at cultivating strong relationships with vendors, peers, and stakeholders, dedicated to driving collaboration and achieving mutual success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Manager, Build Reliability & Quality Engineering
Millennium Space Systems
01.2025 - Current
- Managed and motivated a team of engineers to be productive, engaged & excited in work.
- Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and developing action plans to address them.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Conducted regular build reviews of manufacturing and testing processes to identify areas for improvement while also implementing corrective actions as needed.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement cost-effective solutions for manufacturing and operational issues.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines and maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
- Monitored supplier performance metrics, driving continuous improvement initiatives within the supply base.
- Conducted detailed audits to ensure adherence to ISO 9001 & AS90100 standards, maintaining a high level of compliance throughout the organization.
- Led fleet-wide containment investigations, driving root cause analysis and implementing permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence of systemic issues.
Build Reliability Engineer II
SpaceX
08.2021 - 01.2025
- Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating trending problems or production deficiencies
- Analyze quality and performance data to facilitate and steer operational decision-making and project priority focus
- Drafted technical documents expanding acceptance criteria, de-scope inspection points and streamline build processes, which saved an approximate 8,000 build and inspection hours
- Educated and trained new Build Reliability Engineers and Quality Inspectors on specific QA standards, including but not limited to, issue closure authority, manufacturing planning, Root Cause Analysis methods, AS SQL & DOE(s)
- Supported multiple areas as Manufacturing Engineer during surge weeks
- Devised cohesive test plans for projects that aimed to reduce quality bandwidth while ensuring no compromise to product reliability
- Designated as acting Build Reliability Engineer- point of contact, in Falcon Subassembly, TCA, HexCan, COPV Manifolds/Bottles, Tube Shop, Formed Structures, Stage Integration and customer interfacing with NASA, & USSF
- Took extreme ownership of multiple hardware risks and containments, which included opening to closing documentation, creating and driving corrective actions, design and testing mitigations to ensure no repeated hardware failure modes and finally, lead root cause investigations
Manufacturing Specialist
SpaceX
05.2020 - 08.2021
- Investigate root-cause analysis and drive corrective action recommendations/implementations for top in-process, quality escapes and production issues
- Established process improvement methodologies to reduce 533 manufacturing build hours and 351 quality issues per year; increase production rates and remove waste from complex processes
- Manage projects, execute to tight timelines while effectively communicating and influencing stakeholders
- Facilitate day-to-day production needs of rotary draw formed tubing, welded tube assemblies and high-pressure testing
- Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet ever changing volume production demand
Inspector Quality Assurance
SpaceX
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Perform in process and final inspections using detailed drawings, CAD models, bore scopes, various precision measurement tools, and strong technical knowledge in GD&T
- Certified VT (visual testing) for welded assemblies
- Filling in as acting lead while current department's lead is out
- Working closely with department supervisor to consistently improve quality processes and inspections using various data analytics such as SQL and creating data visualization metrics in Tableau
- Trained in closing non-deviating and deviation issue
Quality Assurance Specialist
Robinson Helicopter
08.2011 - 09.2019
- Perform both final and first article inspections using various precision hand tools, strong knowledge of GD&T and ability to read and interpret blueprints
- Set up and run inspections for detail parts on C.M.M and Rover arm
- Document and resolve any quality discrepancies through use of MRR's, Root Cause/Correction forms and communicating with Manufacturing Leads and Engineers with solutions
- Verify documents from various vendors to ensure all specs, quantities and work conform to drawing standards and specifications
- Create 3D models of detail parts using Solid Works and Turbo Cad
- Perform nondestructive testing and evaluation such as hardness, tensile pull test, ultrasound, dye penetrant and x-ray on aviation hardware
- Lead small group of Inspectors in company's new nightshift schedule
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology, Data Science
California State University
05.2021 - Current
Associate of Science - Computer Engineering Technology
Los Angeles Harbor College
05.2017 - 05.2019
Skills
- NX/Solid Works/Teamcenter
- SQL
- Python
- NASGRO
- Process Change Documentation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Inspection Methods & Applications
- Lean Environments
- Jira - Project Management
- Power Bi
Timeline
Manager, Build Reliability & Quality Engineering
Millennium Space Systems
01.2025 - Current
Build Reliability Engineer II
SpaceX
08.2021 - 01.2025
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology, Data Science
California State University
05.2021 - Current
Manufacturing Specialist
SpaceX
05.2020 - 08.2021
Inspector Quality Assurance
SpaceX
09.2019 - 05.2020
Associate of Science - Computer Engineering Technology
Los Angeles Harbor College
05.2017 - 05.2019
Quality Assurance Specialist
Robinson Helicopter
08.2011 - 09.2019
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