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Manufacturing Engineer, Blades and Vanes

SpaceX· Materials Engineering - Core
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Hybrid (Bastrop, TX)full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Manufacturing Engineer responsible for equipment installation, commissioning, and process development for blades and vanes investment casting, from ceramic cores through wax, shell, and cast, with post-cast operations managed by a counterpart. Transition from commissioning to process ownership with a strong equipment foundation.

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.
  • 1+ years of equipment, manufacturing, or process engineering, including hands-on installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and supplier management.

Skills

Required:Core investment casting / cores-through-cast flow
Nice to have:Mechanical aptitude with electrical, controls, automation, and facilitiesVIM furnaces, ceramic/wax injection, kilns/ovens, autoclaves, dip linesMES integration / plant networksLean/Six Sigma or structured problem-solvingMentoring / technical leadershipAerospace / high-reliability manufacturingMaintenance / reliability / equipment-sustainment experience
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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