Sr. Tooling Engineer, Plastic Injection Molding (Starlink)

About Spacex

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

Job Summary

SpaceX is developing a low-latency, broadband internet system to meet the needs of consumers across the globe. Enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, Starlink will provide fast, reliable internet to populations with little or no connectivity, including those in rural communities and places where existing services are too expensive or unreliable.

This position is responsible for the development, qualification, and implementation of all tooling and manufacturing process technologies required to deliver the right scalable solution at the right cost on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of new plastic injection tooling projects to meet a wide range of product performance and cosmetic requirements
• Lead and refine the design for 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
• Conduct final approval for tooling design by performing DFM with supplier, including reviewing draft, 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
• Conduct final approval for releasing tooling to production teams by assessing part quality at tooling trials.