Work on the development of new plastic injection tooling projects to meet a wide range of product performance and cosmetic requirements

Work on refining the design for the manufacturing process by collaborating with supply management, product design, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering groups on material selection, design feasibility, and aesthetics of new plastic part and tooling designs

Research and identify new materials, manufacturing technologies, and finish options

Inform estimations of prototype and production manufacturing costs - tooling, secondary assembly, secondary finishing, and piece part

Participate in supplier audits and final supplier selection

Write prototype/development tooling request for quotes (RFQs)

Publish and maintain a live master tooling schedule

Review DFM from the supplier, including gating strategy, Moldflow, and Mold Warp analysis

Review and approve prototype/development tool designs, and tooling maintenance procedures

Track suppliers' weekly build progress while participating in T1 samples

Direct tooling modifications while ultimately responsible for approving TF parts, first article inspection (FAI) reports, and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) reports

Tooling Engineer, Plastic Injection Molding (Starlink)

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Company

SpaceX

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