Senior Tooling Designer, Investment Casting (Turbine)

Spacex; Bastrop (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Sr. Tooling Designer for Investment Casting to own the design of wax injection molds and ceramic core molds used to produce turbine blades and vanes.

You will work with materials, casting, and manufacturing engineers to develop tooling from concept through production qualification, ensuring tight tolerances, reliable yield, and manufacturability for high-rate production. Your designs will influence dimensional stability and process efficiency while supporting

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience designing high-precision injection molds for wax patterns and ceramics.
• 3+ years of feasibility for wax patterns and ceramics.
• Experience with Siemens NX.

Responsibilities

• Design high-precision wax injection molds and ceramic core injection molds for complex turbine blades and vanes.
• Interpret mold filling simulations and optimize gating, venting, cooling, and shrinkage compensation.
• Own tooling designs from concept through qualification and production release.
• Collaborate with casting engineers, materials scientists, and vendors to troubleshoot tooling-related casting defects and improve yield.
• Apply advanced GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis to complex airfoil geometries.

Skills

Mold design experience

Wax & ceramic tooling

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Sr. Tooling Designer for Investment Casting to own the design of wax injection molds and ceramic core molds used to produce turbine blades and vanes.

You will work with materials, casting, and manufacturing engineers to develop tooling from concept through production qualification, ensuring tight tolerances, reliable yield, and manufacturability for high-rate production. Your designs will influence dimensional stability and process efficiency while supporting