Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer: Blades & Vanes

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes, to own equipment installation, commissioning, and process development for investment casting lines from ceramic cores to wax, shell, and cast. You will drive production-ready capability and own cost, rate, yield, and quality after initial commissioning.

You will coordinate supplier facilities and services, develop work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans, and ensure safety for high-temperature and chemical operations while mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline is required.
• 1+ years of equipment, manufacturing, or process engineering experience including hands-on installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning, FAT, SAT, supplier management, and customization of pre-cast equipment (VIM furnaces, ceramic and wax injection machines, shell dip lines, and thermal systems).
• Coordinate supplier-defined facilities and services (power, water, waste, controls, network, MES).
• After commissioning, assume process ownership of cores-through-cast operations and drive cost, rate, yield, and quality.
• Design and implement tools, fixtures, process aids, and additional equipment to meet rate, quality, and yield targets.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, process specifications, PFMEAs, control plans, and change-control documentation.
• Own EHS and process safety for assigned equipment including high-temperature, vacuum, pressure, and chemical operations.
• Troubleshoot issues, lead root-cause analysis, and implement robust corrections.
• Collaborate with Materials, Design, Quality, Facilities, Controls, Production, Maintenance/Reliability, and EHS; mentor junior engineers and technicians.
• Lead technical projects and provide technical guidance to promote skill growth and team cohesion.

Skills

Equipment installation

Commissioning

Process development

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, chemical, materials science, or other engineering

Tools

VIM furnaces

Ceramic/wax injection

Shell dip lines

Kilns/ovens

Autoclaves

Dip lines

Core leachers

HIP

Heat treat

AGVs

MES integration

Controls automation

Process instrumentation

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes, to own equipment installation, commissioning, and process development for investment casting lines from ceramic cores to wax, shell, and cast. You will drive production-ready capability and own cost, rate, yield, and quality after initial commissioning.

You will coordinate supplier facilities and services, develop work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans, and ensure safety for high-temperature and chemical operations while mentoring