Senior Injection Mold Tooling Designer — Feasibility & Innovation

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Texas seeks a Sr. Tooling Designer specializing in injection molding to advance Starlink components. You will lead parting line development, surface in-house molds, and drive feasibility studies for manufacturability.

Join a cross-disciplinary team of engineers to develop new manufacturing methods, commission equipment, and qualify production processes. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a designer.
• 3+ years of feasibility and mold flow analysis.
• Experience with Siemens NX.
• Experience with designing injection molds.

Responsibilities

• Own parting line development and surfacing of in-house molds and components.
• Perform DFMs on plastic injection molded components.
• Own and manage feasibility and surfacing of critical mold components.
• Interpret mold filling simulations and cooling analyses to drive feasibility and tool design.
• Design tools to be manufactured in-house.
• Support external tool designs and attend mold trials at vendor shops.
• Ensure designs are safe, effective, and manufacturable.

Skills

Extensive knowledge of standard mold

Strength of materials/automation

Drafting practices and principles

Understanding of tooling and process

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

SpaceX in Texas seeks a Sr. Tooling Designer specializing in injection molding to advance Starlink components. You will lead parting line development, surface in-house molds, and drive feasibility studies for manufacturability.

Join a cross-disciplinary team of engineers to develop new manufacturing methods, commission equipment, and qualify production processes. Travel up to 25% may be required.