Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Tool & Die Machining (Starlink)

Bastrop, TXfull time

On Site

senior

H1B: no

SpaceX Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Tool & Die Machining for Starlink at SpaceX responsible for managing development and qualification of equipment, tooling, and manufacturing processes for plastic injection molds and die cast tools. Acts as technical decision maker and advisor.

Responsibilities

Lead a project focused on the development of technologies relating to plastic injection molding and high pressure die casting tooling manufacturing processes for Starlink hardware
Act as a technical decision maker and advisor to the team on manufacturing techniques responsible for implementing internal tool and die manufacturing
Create collaborative business plans with design engineering, upstream production, and support teams and develop and maintain positive supplier/customer relationships
Manage strategy for CapX, staffing, equipment specification, production layouts, training, and build process and ensure all are updated according to the latest design configuration
Continually develop and manage engineering capacity, schedules, and project plans to support production manifest as well as a diverse and variable R&D demand
Lead and refine 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 part & tooling designs
Research and identify new materials, manufacturing technologies, and finishing options
Inform estimations of prototype and production manufacturing costs - tooling, secondary assembly, secondary finishing, and piece part
Publish and maintain detailed schedules for each development project segment

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in mechanicalStrong to expert level 3D CAD skillsExperience with Siemens NXA good understanding of the costs

Required

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, materials engineering, or other engineering discipline
6+ years of professional experience with high precision machining

Preferred

Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering discipline
3+ years of experience in a leadership position in a manufacturing environment
Experience with taking products from research and development into production
Strong to expert level 3D CAD skills, including advanced surfacing and large assemblies
Experience with Siemens NX
Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing and scaling to high volume as part of a cross-functional team
Experience with manufacturing process like injection molding, CNC, die casting, stamping, assembly, and box build in a production setting is preferred but not required
A good understanding of the costs, schedule, and complexity associated with each process