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Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes

SpaceX· Materials Engineering - Core
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Bastrop, TXfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior individual-contributor role in the materials engineering group owning equipment installation, commissioning, and process development for blades and vanes investment casting, from ceramic cores through wax, shell, and cast; transitions to process ownership of cores-through-cast operations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead commissioning, Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), supplier management, and customization of pre-cast equipment, including VIM furnaces, ceramic and wax injection machines, shell dip lines, and thermal systems (kilns, dewax autoclaves, burnout and preheat furnaces).
  • Coordinate supplier-defined facilities and services: power, water, waste, controls, network, connectivity, and MES.
  • After commissioning, take process ownership of assigned cores-through-cast operations, drive production-ready capability, and own cost, rate, yield, and quality.
  • Specify, design, and implement tools, fixtures, process aids, and additional equipment to hit rate, quality, and yield targets.
  • Develop and maintain work instructions, process specifications, PFMEAs, control plans, and change-control documentation.
  • Own EHS and process safety for assigned equipment, including high-temperature, vacuum, pressure, and chemical operations.
  • Troubleshoot equipment and process issues on the floor; lead root-cause analysis and implement robust corrections.
  • Collaborate with Materials, Design, Quality, Facilities, Controls, Production, Maintenance/Reliability, and EHS, including technicians and operators.
  • Lead technical projects and mentor junior engineers and technicians; provide technical guidance and promote skill growth and team cohesion.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, chemical, materials science, or other engineering discipline.
  • 5+ years of equipment, manufacturing, or process engineering, including hands-on installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and supplier management.

Skills

Required:Commissioning and FAT/SAT coordinationVIM furnaces and related casting equipmentProcess ownership
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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