Manufacturing Engineer - Equipment for Advanced CMCs

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Castelion Corporation is actively seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, build, operate, and maintain equipment for ceramic matrix composite production. You will work hands-on on the factory floor to develop practical manufacturing solutions and improve equipment reliability.

The role emphasizes leading equipment projects, solving real-world manufacturing problems, and collaborating with facilities, maintenance, and engineering teams to boost throughput and uptime.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering experience designing, building, testing, or troubleshooting hardware.
• Experience with CAD and engineering drawings.
• Comfortable using hand tools, power tools, measurement equipment and basic fabrication equipment.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to support off-shift production, maintenance, or testing activities when required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, assemble, and test manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixtures, and support systems used in CMC production.
• Develop modifications and upgrades to existing production equipment to improve performance, reliability, safety, and throughput.
• Lead equipment development projects from concept through implementation, including requirements definition, design, fabrication, testing, and commissioning.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, vacuum, thermal, and process-related equipment issues to identify root cause and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with Facilities and Maintenance teams to support equipment reliability, maintenance planning, repairs, and uptime improvements.
• Support installation, commissioning, qualification, and startup of new equipment and production systems.
• Create engineering drawings, equipment layouts, bills of material, and technical documentation.
• Develop manufacturing work instructions, SOPs, equipment operating procedures, and nonconformance documentation.
• Collect and analyze equipment and production performance data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Work closely with technicians, production personnel, facilities, and engineering teams to rapidly resolve manufacturing issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment capability, process stability, and manufacturing efficiency.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

CAD

Engineering drawings

Mechanical aptitude

Independent work

Off-shift availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Castelion Corporation is actively seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, build, operate, and maintain equipment for ceramic matrix composite production. You will work hands-on on the factory floor to develop practical manufacturing solutions and improve equipment reliability.

The role emphasizes leading equipment projects, solving real-world manufacturing problems, and collaborating with facilities, maintenance, and engineering teams to boost throughput and uptime.