# Production Manager, Blades and Vanes Foundry at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Bastrop, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-24
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8788207002?gh_jid=8788207002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-production-manager-blades-and-vanes-foundry/

## About the role

As a Production Manager, you will lead and scale high-performance teams responsible for standing up and operating an industrial gas turbine (IGT) blades and vanes foundry — from core manufacturing and casting operations, through machining, coating, and final inspection, in a single linear production line under one roof. You will hire and develop the team that will run the foundry and contribute to strategic decisions on facility design, process flow, equipment, and activation.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM discipline, OR 5+ years of professional leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
- 5+ years of production operations or process development experience
- 3+ years of experience in a leadership position
- Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed
- Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position
- Willingness to travel to other SpaceX sites and/or domestic and international vendors (~10% normally, more during initial activation and commissioning, including supporting temporary training & development assignments)

Tags: Materials Engineering - Core

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