CMC Materials Manufacturing Engineer – Scale & Impact

Cantos Ventures; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Equity

Four weeks paid time off

Ten holidays paid

Job summary

Castelion is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to scale materials manufacturing processes for our Ceramic Matrix Composite production system. You will own production implementation, develop work instructions, and drive improvements from development to shop floor.

You’ll collaborate with Materials and Equipment Engineering to ensure robust, scalable manufacturing. The role requires translating technical requirements into practical processes, strong problem-solving, and effective

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience.
• Experience developing, improving, or scaling manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing equipment and production troubleshooting.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into practical manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the manufacturing implementation and scale-up of materials manufacturing processes supporting CMC production.
• Partner with Materials Engineering to translate material and process requirements into repeatable manufacturing methods.
• Work with Equipment Engineering to define equipment requirements and support design reviews, commissioning, and production readiness.
• Develop manufacturing work instructions, process controls, production documentation, and technician training.
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive improvements in process capability, yield, throughput, and equipment utilization.
• Develop production flow, cycle time, capacity, and staffing requirements to support increasing production rates.
• Support process validation, root cause investigations, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Work hands-on with technicians and engineers to continuously improve manufacturing operations.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process development

Equipment troubleshooting

Cross-functional communication

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline

Job description

Castelion is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to scale materials manufacturing processes for our Ceramic Matrix Composite production system. You will own production implementation, develop work instructions, and drive improvements from development to shop floor.

You’ll collaborate with Materials and Equipment Engineering to ensure robust, scalable manufacturing. The role requires translating technical requirements into practical processes, strong problem-solving, and effective