Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer — Lead Production Ramp

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion is accelerating the development of advanced defense systems in Torrance, CA. This early-stage opportunity offers ownership of production processes and a path to high-volume output, with a focus on bonded assemblies and cross-functional collaboration.

You will lead day-to-day manufacturing, write build instructions, and work with suppliers to scale production to thousands of units per year. The role requires an engineering degree and hands-on manufacturing or university project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 2+ years of manufacturing, fabrication, assembly or testing experience or heavy university design-team involvement.
• Experience with process optimization and DFx (design for manufacturing).

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production and optimize bonding-assembly processes across Castelion products.
• Design and implement factory processes to scale production to thousands of units per year.
• Create and refine process documentation: build instructions, test procedures, safety standards, and mBOMs.
• Create, maintain and communicate detailed production plans and schedules.
• Collaborate with supply chain to develop new and existing suppliers.
• Design and validate tooling for production.
• Participate in design reviews to drive manufacturing-friendly design (DFM).

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Design for manufacturing

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

NX/Teamcenter CAD/PDM

Job description

Castelion is accelerating the development of advanced defense systems in Torrance, CA. This early-stage opportunity offers ownership of production processes and a path to high-volume output, with a focus on bonded assemblies and cross-functional collaboration.

You will lead day-to-day manufacturing, write build instructions, and work with suppliers to scale production to thousands of units per year. The role requires an engineering degree and hands-on manufacturing or university project