SpaceX Sr. Manufacturing Engineer at SpaceX leads equipment installation, commissioning, and process development for blades and vanes investment casting line. The role includes process ownership and cross-functional collaboration.
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. Senior individual-contributor role, not a people-manager position.
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical5+ years of equipmentWorks independentlyDirect experience with VIM furnacesBreadth across mechanical
Required
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, electrical, chemical, materials science, or other engineering discipline.
5+ years of equipment, manufacturing, or process engineering, including hands-on installation, commissioning, FAT/SAT, and supplier management.
Preferred
Experience in at least one major area of investment casting or a closely related high-temperature/precision process, and the ability to learn the full cores-through-cast flow.
Strong mechanical aptitude with working knowledge of electrical, controls, automation, and facilities. Able to support or transition into maintenance and reliability for assigned equipment.
Works independently, delivers under tight schedules, and communicates effectively with suppliers, technicians, and cross-functional partners.
Direct experience with VIM furnaces, ceramic/wax injection, kilns/ovens, autoclaves, dip lines, core leachers, HIP, heat treat, AGVs, or related process equipment.
Breadth across mechanical, electrical, materials, controls, and automation.
Experience integrating equipment with MES and plant networks.
Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent structured problem-solving.
Prior mentoring of engineers and technicians, or technical leadership of project teams.
