Senior Investment Casting Tooling Designer

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Tooling Design Engineer to own the design and development of wax injection molds and ceramic core molds used to produce turbine blades and vanes. This role is critical to scaling reliable, high-performance cast components.

You will design complex tooling that must repeatedly deliver extremely tight tolerances and intricate internal cooling geometries while supporting aggressive rate and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or an engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design high-precision wax injection molds and ceramic core injection molds for complex turbine blades and vanes

Skills

Tooling design

GD&T

DFM

Injection molding

Mold tryouts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Injection molding simulation software

CNC

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Tooling Design Engineer to own the design and development of wax injection molds and ceramic core molds used to produce turbine blades and vanes. This role is critical to scaling reliable, high-performance cast components.

You will design complex tooling that must repeatedly deliver extremely tight tolerances and intricate internal cooling geometries while supporting aggressive rate and cost targets.