Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing EngineeringExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Independent work","Effective communication","Structured problem-solving","Cross-functional collaboration","Technical guidance"]

Own equipment installation/commissioning and process development for the blades and vanes investment casting line, from ceramic cores through wax, shell, and cast. Lead FAT/SAT, supplier management, and equipment customization (including VIM furnaces and thermal systems), then transition into process ownership for assigned areas. Drive production-ready capability for cost, rate, yield, and quality while producing work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans, and ensuring EHS/process safety.

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Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes

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Job Summary

Own equipment installation/commissioning and process development for the blades and vanes investment casting line, from ceramic cores through wax, shell, and cast. Lead FAT/SAT, supplier management, and equipment customization (including VIM furnaces and thermal systems), then transition into process ownership for assigned areas. Drive production-ready capability for cost, rate, yield, and quality while producing work instructions, PFMEAs, control plans, and ensuring EHS/process safety.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead commissioning, Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), supplier management, and customization of pre-cast equipment for the investment casting line.
  • •Coordinate supplier-defined facilities and services including power, water, waste, controls, network, connectivity, and MES.
  • •After commissioning, own process capability for assigned cores-through-cast operations, driving cost, rate, yield, and quality.
  • •Specify, design, and implement tools, fixtures, process aids, and additional equipment to meet rate, quality, and yield targets.
  • •Develop and maintain work instructions, process specifications, PFMEAs, control plans, and change-control documentation, and own EHS/process safety for assigned equipment.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, chemical, materials science, or other engineering discipline.
  • •1+ years of equipment, manufacturing, or process engineering with hands-on installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and supplier management.
  • •Experience in at least one major area of investment casting or a closely related high-temperature/precision process and ability to learn the full cores-through-cast flow.
  • •Strong mechanical aptitude with working knowledge of electrical, controls, automation, and facilities; ability to support/transition into maintenance and reliability.
  • •Direct experience with equipment such as VIM furnaces, ceramic/wax injection, kilns/ovens, autoclaves, dip lines, core leachers, HIP, heat treat, AGVs, or related process equipment.
Experience:1+ yearsInvestment castingHigh-temperature processingPrecision manufacturingManufacturing equipmentEquipment commissioningAutomation
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Independent workEffective communicationStructured problem-solvingCross-functional collaborationTechnical guidance
Tech Stack:MESControlsAutomationNetwork connectivityPlant networksVIM furnacesCeramic injectionWax injectionKilnsOvensAutoclavesShell dip linesHIPHeat treatAGVs

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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