Job brief: Sr. Tooling Designer, Investment Casting

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• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (2 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
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• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Bastrop, TX
• Posted: 2026-09-17

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• You will design complex tooling that must repeatedly deliver extremely tight tolerances and intricate internal cooling geometries while supporting aggressive rate and cost targets.
• 5+ years of professional experience designing high-precision injection molds for wax patterns AND ceramics
• 3+ years of feasibility for wax patterns AND ceramics
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when required to support hardware delivery and production campaigns
• Must be willing to travel (up to 25%) to external suppliers and other SpaceX facilities
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.

Conditions

• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Design high-precision wax injection molds and ceramic core injection molds for complex turbine blades and vanes to be manufactured in-house
• Interpret and enable mold filling simulations and apply first-principles analysis to optimize gating, venting, cooling, and shrinkage compensation
• Account for multi-stage shrinkage (wax, ceramic, and alloy) to consistently meet stringent dimensional and metallurgical requirements
• Own tooling designs from concept through tryout, qualification, and production release
• Own and manage the feasibility and surfacing of critical mold components

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• Across SpaceX's 2,897 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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