Lead Injection Molding Equipment Engineer

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Texas is seeking a Sr. Equipment Engineer, Injection Molding to support the Starlink program's production equipment.

You will own equipment improvement projects from concept through design and bring-up, driving reliability and throughput in a high-volume environment. You will lead technicans, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with reliability, tool engineering, and automation teams to implement upgrades and prevent recurring failures while maintaining safety and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, materials engineering, or an engineering degree.
• 5+ years of experience with mechanical design of complex components and assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Own projects end-to-end from concept through fabrication and production bring-up focused on plastic injection molding.
• Lead technicians to troubleshoot injection molding machines and peripheral equipment failures.
• Perform root cause analysis and corrective actions to address equipment, process, and behavioral gaps.
• Develop and execute complex improvement projects to maximize production equipment availability, cycle time optimization and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Complete hands-on troubleshooting and repairs of mechanical, electrical, automation, fluid, pneumatic, and control system failures.
• Coordinate internal and third-party resources to scope and execute repairs, overhauls, and equipment upgrade projects.
• Leverage feedback from technicians to drive improvements to work instructions and processes.
• Coordinate with reliability engineering, tool engineering, and automation teams to design and implement upgrades.
• Balance simultaneous projects of varying scope in a fast-paced environment.
• Create, modify and update maintenance instructions to eliminate recurring failures.
• Interface with engineering, quality, production, and procurement to resolve hold factors blocking production.
• Solve complex, open-ended problems with speed and efficiency.
• Publish and maintain detailed schedules for each development project segment.

Job description

SpaceX in Texas is seeking a Sr. Equipment Engineer, Injection Molding to support the Starlink program's production equipment.

You will own equipment improvement projects from concept through design and bring-up, driving reliability and throughput in a high-volume environment. You will lead technicans, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with reliability, tool engineering, and automation teams to implement upgrades and prevent recurring failures while maintaining safety and quality