Head of Tooling Engineering – Aerospace & Defense

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Manager of Tooling Engineering to lead design, qualification, and sustainment of manufacturing tooling for solid rocket motor and hypersonic hardware production.

You will build and lead a team, set technical direction, and partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Automation, Quality, and Design to deliver safe, high-yield tooling that enables rapid production for programs including Blackbeard.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of tooling design or manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace/defense/complex fabrication.
• 3+ years leading engineers or technical staff on tooling programs.
• Demonstrated success designing and releasing production tooling for composite structures or propulsion hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead the tooling engineering team, setting priorities and mentoring.
• Own design, review, and qualification of tooling for SRM hardware (cases, liners, nozzles, closures, bonding).
• Establish and enforce tooling design standards, documentation, and configuration control.
• Drive manufacturability and tooling input into new product introduction and design changes.
• Collaborate on work-cell concepts and semi-automated/automated tooling solutions.
• Oversee tooling qualification, first-article tryouts, and process capability assessments.
• Manage tooling maintenance, spare-parts strategy, and life tracking.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal machine shops on tooling fabrication, materials, and lead times.
• Ensure tooling designs support safety, contamination control, and compliance in energetic-material facilities.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Fixture design

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

AS9100 knowledge

Job description

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Manager of Tooling Engineering to lead design, qualification, and sustainment of manufacturing tooling for solid rocket motor and hypersonic hardware production.

You will build and lead a team, set technical direction, and partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Automation, Quality, and Design to deliver safe, high-yield tooling that enables rapid production for programs including Blackbeard.