Sr. Tooling Engineer, Plastic Injection Molding (Starlink)

SpaceX(26 days ago)

Bastrop, TXOnsiteFull TimeSenior$95,930 - $131,209 (estimated)Materials Engineering

About this role

Senior Tooling Engineer on the Starlink program responsible for developing, qualifying, and implementing plastic injection tooling and related manufacturing process technologies. The role sits in the materials engineering group and focuses on delivering scalable, cost-effective solutions while aligning design, material, and process selection across teams and suppliers. The position requires working with domestic and international vendors and integrating tooling processes into production flows.

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Required Skills

Injection Molding
Tooling Development
DFM
Material Selection
Resin Selection
Volume Manufacturing
Secondary Processes
DOE
Supplier Audits
RFQs

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Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
U.S. Person / ITAR Eligible

About SpaceX

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SpaceX is an aerospace manufacturer and launch services company that designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology and ultimately enable human life on other planets, it developed the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, the Dragon crew/cargo spacecraft, and the next‑generation Starship — with a strong emphasis on reusable boosters. SpaceX provides commercial and government launch services (including crewed ISS missions, satellite deployments and rideshares) and operates the Starlink broadband constellation. The company is known for rapid iterative development and cost‑reduction through reuse to expand access to space.