4+ years of manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, or testing experience, or significant involvement in university design teams
Experience in aerospace mechanisms (preferred)
Experience with structural welding (preferred)
Hands-on experience in metal fabrication (preferred)
Responsibilities
Lead daily production of mechanisms like the Castelion separation system and launchers
Develop process and factory design for high-volume production
Create and refine process documentation including build instructions and safety standards
Maintain and communicate detailed production plans and schedules
Collaborate with supply chain to enhance supplier relationships
Design and validate tooling for manufacturing processes
Participate in design reviews to ensure manufacturability
Benefits
Generous benefits package
Opportunities for professional development
Potential for travel up to 50%
Flexible work hours including extended hours and weekends as needed
Full Job Description
Manufacturing Engineer
Outcomes:
Production ready Sep System assembly line by 2027
Delivery of 1 sep system/week by june 2026
All launchers completed on time for 2026 flight goals.
Responsibilities
Lead day to day production of mechanisms such as the Castelion separation system and Launchers.
Develop process and factory design to transition from development to production rates of 1000s of units per year.
Develop and refine process documentation including build instructions, test procedures, safety standards, and mBOMs.
Create, maintain and communicate detailed plans and schedules
Work closely with supply chain to develop new and existing suppliers
Design and validate tooling
Participate in design reviews to drive design for manufacturing (DFM)
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree in an engineering discipline
4+ years of manufacturing, fabrication, assembly or testing experience or heavy involvement in extra-curricular design teams at the university level.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in aerospace mechanisms.
Experience with structural welding
Experience with ordinance
Experience with NX/Teamcenter CAD/PDM
Hands on experience in metal fabrication
Experience in transitioning development process to production
Additional Requirements
Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
Must be able to travel up to 50%
Castelion offers a generous benefits package. Please refer to the bottom of our Careers page for more details.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Additional Eligibility Requirements
This position may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information, as determined by the Company and/or applicable U.S. Government requirements. If the position is so designated, your employment in the role may be contingent upon your ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other government authorization, and to satisfy any citizenship or other eligibility requirements imposed by applicable law, regulation, executive order, or government contract requirements. You will be notified if and when such requirements apply.
