SpaceX

3 months ago

Sr. Materials Engineer, Blades and Vanes Foundry

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Job Summary

Sr. Materials Engineer will lead development and production of Ni-based superalloy castings for gas turbine blades and vanes, working across foundry, design, and operations teams to qualify casting processes, analyze failures, and drive materials improvements in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Accelerate progress on development and production of SX (single crystal), DS (directionally solidified), and EQ (equiax) casted components for gas turbines
•Develop, qualify and troubleshoot metal casting processes used in production
•Execute failure analysis of casted components as a result of process fallout and/or in-service failures, working in tandem with design and process engineers to drive yield higher
•Perform root cause investigations using fractography, metallography, and characterization techniques
•Provide technical review and advising for design efforts as it relates to material alloy and form selection, tooling, and material and process specifications
•Drive property development and qualification test plan design and execution and of castings and foundry processes
•Responsible for coordinating with various engineering teams, supply chain, vendors, operations, technicians, and senior leadership on a consistent basis to stay aligned on product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost requirements
•Drive improvements to design via feedback on manufacturability, performance, efficiency, and product life to optimize business needs
•Willingness to travel to other SpaceX sites and/or vendors (up to 15%)
•Ability to lift up to 30 lbs unassisted
•Standing/walking for long periods of time
•Willingness to work long hours and weekends as necessary to accommodate manufacturing and test campaigns

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in material science, materials engineering, weld engineering, metallurgical engineering, or other engineering discipline
•5+ years of professional experience working in metal casting technologies
•5+ years of professional experience with SX or DS casting technologies using Ni-based superalloys
•Experience working on casting blades and vanes for industrial gas turbines or aerospace engines
•3+ years of experience with metallographic characterization techniques and equipment (SEM-EDS, optical microscopy, hardness testers, mechanical property testing, spectroscopy)

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceSpaceflightManufacturing

Education:Bachelor's in Materials Engineering

Skills:InterpersonalCommunicationTeam collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Ni-based superalloysSEM-EDSOptical microscopyHardness testingSpectroscopy

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

3 months ago

Sr. Materials Engineer, Blades and Vanes Foundry

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Accelerate progress on development and production of SX (single crystal), DS (directionally solidified), and EQ (equiax) casted components for gas turbines
•Develop, qualify and troubleshoot metal casting processes used in production
•Execute failure analysis of casted components as a result of process fallout and/or in-service failures, working in tandem with design and process engineers to drive yield higher
•Perform root cause investigations using fractography, metallography, and characterization techniques
•Provide technical review and advising for design efforts as it relates to material alloy and form selection, tooling, and material and process specifications
•Drive property development and qualification test plan design and execution and of castings and foundry processes
•Responsible for coordinating with various engineering teams, supply chain, vendors, operations, technicians, and senior leadership on a consistent basis to stay aligned on product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost requirements
•Drive improvements to design via feedback on manufacturability, performance, efficiency, and product life to optimize business needs
•Willingness to travel to other SpaceX sites and/or vendors (up to 15%)
•Ability to lift up to 30 lbs unassisted
•Standing/walking for long periods of time
•Willingness to work long hours and weekends as necessary to accommodate manufacturing and test campaigns

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in material science, materials engineering, weld engineering, metallurgical engineering, or other engineering discipline
•5+ years of professional experience working in metal casting technologies
•5+ years of professional experience with SX or DS casting technologies using Ni-based superalloys
•Experience working on casting blades and vanes for industrial gas turbines or aerospace engines
•3+ years of experience with metallographic characterization techniques and equipment (SEM-EDS, optical microscopy, hardness testers, mechanical property testing, spectroscopy)

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceSpaceflightManufacturing

Education:Bachelor's in Materials Engineering

Skills:InterpersonalCommunicationTeam collaboration

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Ni-based superalloysSEM-EDSOptical microscopyHardness testingSpectroscopy

Eligibility

Nationality:US National

Company Brief

SpaceX

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn