[ engineering ]

Sr. Materials Engineer, Blades and Vanes R&d

SpaceX
Location
Bastrop, Texas
Work mode
On-site
Type
full time
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[ About this role ]

SpaceX is hiring a Sr. Materials Engineer for their Blades and Vanes Foundry in Bastrop, Texas. This role involves applied research on single crystal, directionally solidified, and equiaxed cast components for gas turbines, focusing on the relationship between casting processes and material properties. Responsibilities include investigating and improving casting processes like core manufacturing, wax pattern manufacturing, shelling, solidification, core leaching, heat treat, HIP, machining, and coating methods.

Skills and focus areas

  • materials engineering
  • foundry
  • nickel superalloys
  • casting processes
  • single crystal casting
  • directionally solidified casting
  • equiaxed casting
  • gas turbines
  • material properties
  • component performance
  • core manufacturing
  • wax pattern manufacturing

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