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Tooling Designer, High Pressure Die Casting

SpaceX· Materials Engineering - Starlink Mfg - BA
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Design and development of die casting tooling and trim dies for high pressure die casting, supporting production from concept to qualification and production release within SpaceX’s materials and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design high-precision die casting tooling and trim dies to be manufactured and used in-house
  • Interpret and enable casting simulations and apply first-principles analysis to optimize gating, venting, cooling, and warp compensation
  • Account for shrinkage, warpage, and solidification to consistently meet stringent dimensional and metallurgical requirements
  • Own tooling designs from concept through tryout, qualification, and production release
  • Collaborate closely with casting engineers, materials scientists, and vendors to troubleshoot tooling-related casting defects and improve yield
  • Apply advanced GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis to complex airfoil geometries
  • Support design for manufacturability (DFM) initiatives to enable high-rate production while maintaining quality and cost targets
  • Interface with internal manufacturing teams and external tooling vendors to ensure designs are successfully translated into reliable production tooling
  • Drive continuous improvement of tooling standards, materials, and maintenance practices for high-volume casting operations

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional experience designing high pressure die casting molds
  • Experience with Siemens NX

Skills

Required:High pressure die casting tooling designSiemens NX

Benefits

  • (Not explicitly listed in the description)
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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