Manufacturing Engineer, Materials & CMC Scale-Up

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support and scale materials manufacturing processes used within our Ceramic Matrix Composite production system.

This role will work closely with Materials Engineering to translate material and process requirements into reliable, repeatable manufacturing methods, and with Equipment Engineering to develop the production systems needed to execute those processes at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace Engineering, or a 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.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and cross‑functional communication skills.

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

Bachelor's degree in engineering

3+ years experience in manufacturing/2

Process development/improvement

Hands-on equipment experience

Translate technical requirements intoM

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Materials/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Manufacturing equipment

Job description

Castelion is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to support and scale materials manufacturing processes used within our Ceramic Matrix Composite production system.

This role will work closely with Materials Engineering to translate material and process requirements into reliable, repeatable manufacturing methods, and with Equipment Engineering to develop the production systems needed to execute those processes at scale.