Tooling Designer — High-Pressure Die Casting for High-Volume

SpaceX; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Tooling Designer for High Pressure Die Casting to own the design and development of die casting tools and trim dies used to produce casted components. This role partners with materials and manufacturing engineers to optimize tooling from concept through production qualification, influencing casting yield and dimensional stability.

You will apply first-principles analysis, GD&T, and DFM practices to enable high-rate production while meeting strict tolerances and cost targets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience designing high pressure die casting molds.
• Experience with Siemens NX.
• Knowledge of gating, venting, cooling, warp compensation.

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 consistently meet stringent dimensional and metallurgical requirements.
• Own tooling designs from concept through tryout, qualification, and production release.
• Collaborate closely 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.
• Support design for manufacturability (DFM) initiatives to enable high-rate production while maintaining quality and cost targets.
• Interface with internal manufacturing teams and external tooling vendors to ensure designs are successfully translated into reliable production tooling.
• Drive continuous improvement of tooling standards, materials, and maintenance practices for high-volume casting operations.

Skills

HPDC tooling design

Siemens NX

GD&T

Tolerance stack-up

Tools

CNC machining

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Tooling Designer for High Pressure Die Casting to own the design and development of die casting tools and trim dies used to produce casted components. This role partners with materials and manufacturing engineers to optimize tooling from concept through production qualification, influencing casting yield and dimensional stability.

You will apply first-principles analysis, GD&T, and DFM practices to enable high-rate production while meeting strict tolerances and cost targets.