NX-CAM Specialist: Turbine Blades & Vanes Lead

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, Texas, seeks a CNC Specialist (NX CAM) to own programming and line processes for IGT blades and vanes. You will work with vendors, machinists, and engineers to deliver autonomous, high-quality outputs across milling, EDM, laser drilling, and related cells.

The role requires strong NX CAD/CAM proficiency, tooling knowledge, and experience with Vericut verification, aiming to drive process improvements and ensure production readiness.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of CNC programming experience in NX.

Responsibilities

• Program all blades/vanes processes: 5-axis milling, grinding, EDM, laser drilling.
• Own process knowledge: machines, tools, consumables, parameters, quality.
• Verify NC files and manage revision control for programs and docs.
• Select tooling and determine process parameters for superalloys.

Skills

NX CAM

CNC programming

5-axis milling

Vericut

tooling selection

fixture design

QA/documentation

Education

High school diploma/equivalency certificate

Tools

NX CAD/CAM

Vericut

Starrag/Liechti or equivalent

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, Texas, seeks a CNC Specialist (NX CAM) to own programming and line processes for IGT blades and vanes. You will work with vendors, machinists, and engineers to deliver autonomous, high-quality outputs across milling, EDM, laser drilling, and related cells.

The role requires strong NX CAD/CAM proficiency, tooling knowledge, and experience with Vericut verification, aiming to drive process improvements and ensure production readiness.