Senior Tooling Design Engineer, Investment Casting: Turbine Blades

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Texas seeks a Senior Tooling Design Engineer to design and develop precision molds for turbine blades. This key role involves optimizing molding processes and collaborating with various engineering teams to enhance casting quality and production efficiency. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and significant experience in high-precision mold design, preferably in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position may require travel and extended hours for production support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing high-precision injection molds for wax patterns or ceramics.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-mix manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Design high‑precision wax and ceramic injection molds for turbine blades.
• Optimize mold filling simulations and analyze cooling and shrinkage.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve tooling and casting yield.

Skills

High-precision injection mold design

Collaboration with casting engineers

Advanced GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis

Material behavior knowledge

CNC and mold making experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Injection molding simulation software

Job description

A leading aerospace company in Texas seeks a Senior Tooling Design Engineer to design and develop precision molds for turbine blades. This key role involves optimizing molding processes and collaborating with various engineering teams to enhance casting quality and production efficiency. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and significant experience in high-precision mold design, preferably in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position may require travel and extended hours for production support.