Lead Tooling Engineering Manager - Aerospace & Defense

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion Corporation seeks a Manager of Tooling Engineering to lead design, qualification, and sustainment of manufacturing tooling for solid rocket motor and hypersonic hardware. You will build and direct a team delivering fixtures, jigs and process tooling for high-yield development and high-rate production.

You will partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Automation & Controls, Quality, Design and Site Operations while enforcing tooling standards and capability across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering required; Master’s preferred.
• 8+ years tooling design or manufacturing engineering in aerospace/defense.
• 3+ years leading engineers on tooling programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead tooling engineering team including priorities, direction, hiring and performance.
• Own design, review and qualification of tooling fixtures and assembly aids.
• Establish tooling design standards, documentation and configuration control.
• Drive manufacturability and design-for-tooling input for new products.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Automation on work-cell concepts.
• Oversee tooling qualification, first-article trials and process capability.
• Manage tooling maintenance, spares, life tracking and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal shops on fabrication and lead times.
• Ensure safety, contamination control and compliance with energetic materials.
• Support ramp at Midland, TX and Project Ranger campus in New Mexico.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Tooling design

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

AS9100 experience

Job description

Castelion Corporation seeks a Manager of Tooling Engineering to lead design, qualification, and sustainment of manufacturing tooling for solid rocket motor and hypersonic hardware. You will build and direct a team delivering fixtures, jigs and process tooling for high-yield development and high-rate production.

You will partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Automation & Controls, Quality, Design and Site Operations while enforcing tooling standards and capability across sites.