Blades & Vanes Casting Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes, to lead equipment installation, FAT/SAT, and process development for the investment casting line. You will own commissioning and build production-ready capability on a strong equipment foundation.

You will collaborate across Materials, Design, Quality, Facilities, Controls, and EHS, mentoring junior engineers and technicians while driving cost, yield, and safety targets in a high-reliability aerospace context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, chemical, or materials engineering.
• 1+ years of equipment, manufacturing, or process engineering, including hands‑on installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning, FAT, SAT, supplier management, and customization of pre-cast equipment, including VIM furnaces, ceramic and wax injection lines, shell dip lines, and thermal systems.
• Coordinate supplier-defined facilities: power, water, waste, controls, network, connectivity, and MES.
• Own post-commissioning process ownership and drive production-ready capability, hitting cost, rate, yield, and quality targets.
• Design and implement tools, fixtures, process aids, and equipment to hit rate and quality targets.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, process specs, PFMEAs, control plans, and change-control docs.
• Own EHS and process safety for assigned equipment (high-temp, vacuum, pressure, chemical operations).

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Manufacturing

Process engineering

Installation & commissioning

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

VIM furnaces

Ceramic injection

Wax injection

MES integration

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes, to lead equipment installation, FAT/SAT, and process development for the investment casting line. You will own commissioning and build production-ready capability on a strong equipment foundation.

You will collaborate across Materials, Design, Quality, Facilities, Controls, and EHS, mentoring junior engineers and technicians while driving cost, yield, and safety targets in a high-reliability aerospace context.