diff --git a/render-worker/scripts/export_step_to_gltf.py b/render-worker/scripts/export_step_to_gltf.py
index e8fdd15..e26013c 100644
--- a/render-worker/scripts/export_step_to_gltf.py
+++ b/render-worker/scripts/export_step_to_gltf.py
@@ -307,8 +307,13 @@ def _tessellate_with_gmsh(shape, linear_deflection: float, angular_deflection: f
     try:
         BRepTools.Write_s(shape, brep_path)
 
+        import os as _os
+        n_threads = min(_os.cpu_count() or 1, 16)  # cap at 16 — sweet spot on benchmark
         gmsh.initialize()
         gmsh.option.setNumber("General.Terminal", 0)       # suppress console output
+        gmsh.option.setNumber("General.NumThreads", n_threads)    # enable OpenMP parallelism
+        gmsh.option.setNumber("Mesh.MaxNumThreads1D", n_threads)  # parallel edge meshing
+        gmsh.option.setNumber("Mesh.MaxNumThreads2D", n_threads)  # parallel surface meshing
         gmsh.option.setNumber("Mesh.Algorithm", 6)         # Frontal-Delaunay 2D
         gmsh.option.setNumber("Mesh.RecombineAll", 0)      # keep triangles (no quads)
         # CharacteristicLength controls edge length target in mm
@@ -424,6 +429,7 @@ def _tessellate_with_gmsh(shape, linear_deflection: float, angular_deflection: f
         f"GMSH tessellation: {n_faces_gmsh} faces meshed, "
         f"{n_faces_fallback} BRepMesh fallback, "
         f"{n_triangles_total} triangles total"
+        f" (threads={n_threads})"
     )