- Company: SpaceX
- Location: Bastrop, TX
- Job type: Full-time
About the role
SpaceX is expanding its Starlink broadband internet system, which serves over 10 million users worldwide. As a Senior Tooling Designer on the materials engineering team, you will apply your expertise in plastic injection molding to develop new manufacturing methods. You will work alongside mechanical and process engineers to commission equipment and qualify processes for production, directly impacting the creation of Starlink product components.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of parting lines and surfacing for in-house molds and components.
- Conduct design for manufacturability (DFM) studies for plastic injection molded parts.
- Manage the feasibility and surfacing of critical mold components.
- Interpret mold filling simulations and cooling analyses to guide tool design.
- Design tools for in-house manufacturing and support external tool designs.
- Attend mold trials at vendor shops to ensure designs are safe, effective, and manufacturable.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience as a designer.
- 3+ years of experience in feasibility and mold flow analysis.
- Proficiency with Siemens NX.
- Experience designing injection molds.
- Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% to external suppliers and other SpaceX facilities.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Pay and benefits
Specific salary details and benefits are not listed in the job description. SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How to apply
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