SpaceX

3 months ago

Sr. Tooling Design Engineer, Investment Casting

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Job Summary

As Sr. Tooling Design Engineer for investment casting, you will own the design and development of wax injection molds and ceramic core molds for turbine blades and vanes. You’ll run mold filling simulations, optimize gating, venting, cooling and shrinkage compensation, ensure multi-stage shrinkage is controlled, and drive designs from concept to production release while partnering with casting, materials science, and vendors to improve yield and manufacturability.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

•Design high-precision wax injection molds and ceramic core injection molds for complex turbine blades and vanes
•Interpret and enable mold filling simulations and apply first-principles analysis to optimize gating, venting, cooling, and shrinkage compensation
•Account for multi-stage shrinkage (wax, ceramic, and alloy) 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

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or an engineering discipline
•5+ years of professional experience designing high-precision injection molds for wax patterns or ceramics
•Experience with Siemens NX
•Experience with injection molding simulation software
•In-depth knowledge of wax and ceramic material behavior, rheology, and processing

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceSpaceStarlink

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Skills:Problem-solvingCollaborationCommunication

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Siemens NXGD&TMold designInjection moldingSimulation software

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. Tooling Design Engineer, Investment Casting

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 11 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

•Design high-precision wax injection molds and ceramic core injection molds for complex turbine blades and vanes
•Interpret and enable mold filling simulations and apply first-principles analysis to optimize gating, venting, cooling, and shrinkage compensation
•Account for multi-stage shrinkage (wax, ceramic, and alloy) 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

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or an engineering discipline
•5+ years of professional experience designing high-precision injection molds for wax patterns or ceramics
•Experience with Siemens NX
•Experience with injection molding simulation software
•In-depth knowledge of wax and ceramic material behavior, rheology, and processing

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceSpaceStarlink

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Skills:Problem-solvingCollaborationCommunication

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Siemens NXGD&TMold designInjection moldingSimulation software

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