Manufacturing Engineer, Investment Casting (Blades & Vanes)

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Texas seeks a Manufacturing Engineer for blades and vanes to own equipment installation and commissioning across the cores-through-cast process, from ceramic cores to wax, shell, and cast. You will lead FAT/SAT, coordinate facilities, and drive process ownership, cost, yield, and quality after commissioning.

Responsibilities include tool design, PFMEAs, change control, and mentoring technicians; travel ~15% for FATs and commissioning, with extended hours during ramp-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, chemical, materials science, or other engineering discipline.
• 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 machines, shell dip lines, and thermal systems (kilns, dewax autoclaves, burnout and preheat furnaces).
• Coordinate supplier-defined facilities and services: power, water, waste, controls, network, connectivity, and MES.
• After commissioning, take process ownership of assigned cores-through-cast operations, drive production-ready capability, and own cost, rate, yield, and quality.
• Specify, design, and implement tools, fixtures, process aids, and additional equipment to hit 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 equipment and process issues on the floor; lead root‑cause analysis and implement robust corrections.
• Collaborate with Materials, Design, Quality, Facilities, Controls, Production, Maintenance/Reliability, and EHS, including technicians and operators.
• Lead technical projects and mentor junior engineers and technicians; provide technical guidance and promote skill growth and team cohesion. Senior individual-contributor role, not a people-manager position.

Skills

Equipment installation

Commissioning

Process development

FAT/SAT

Supplier management

Root cause analysis

Mentoring

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

VIM furnaces

Ceramic injection

Wax injection

Shell dip lines

Autoclaves

MES integration

Job description

SpaceX in Texas seeks a Manufacturing Engineer for blades and vanes to own equipment installation and commissioning across the cores-through-cast process, from ceramic cores to wax, shell, and cast. You will lead FAT/SAT, coordinate facilities, and drive process ownership, cost, yield, and quality after commissioning.

Responsibilities include tool design, PFMEAs, change control, and mentoring technicians; travel ~15% for FATs and commissioning, with extended hours during ramp-up.