Senior Tooling Designer - High-Pressure Die Casting

Spacex; Bastrop, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Tooling Designer for High Pressure Die Casting to own the design and development of die casting tools and trim dies used in production. You will work with engineers to ensure tooling delivers tight tolerances and supports aggressive rate and cost targets.

You will collaborate across casting and materials teams to translate concepts into reliable production tooling, optimize gating and cooling, and ensure manufacturability of mission-critical hardware.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience designing high pressure die casting molds.
• Experience with Siemens NX.

Responsibilities

• Design high-precision die casting tooling and trim dies to be manufactured and used in-house.
• Interpret and enable casting simulations and apply first-principles analysis to optimize gating, venting, cooling, and warp compensation.
• Account for shrinkage, warpage, and solidification to meet dimensional and metallurgical requirements.
• Own tooling designs from concept through tryout, qualification, and production release.
• Collaborate with casting engineers, materials scientists, and vendors to troubleshoot tooling-related defects and improve yield.
• Apply GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis to complex geometries.
• Support DFM initiatives to enable high-rate production while maintaining quality and cost targets.
• Interface with internal manufacturing teams and external tooling vendors to translate designs into production tooling.
• Drive continuous improvement of tooling standards, materials, and maintenance for high-volume casting operations.

Skills

Tooling design experience

High-pressure die casting

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Tooling Designer for High Pressure Die Casting to own the design and development of die casting tools and trim dies used in production. You will work with engineers to ensure tooling delivers tight tolerances and supports aggressive rate and cost targets.

You will collaborate across casting and materials teams to translate concepts into reliable production tooling, optimize gating and cooling, and ensure manufacturability of mission-critical hardware.