Radar Manufacturing Engineering Lead

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

Job summary

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer for radar systems. You will own the development and scale-up of manufacturing from prototype to high-rate production, spanning PCBA, RF electronics, radar modules, and electromechanical assemblies.

You will partner with design, supply chain, quality, test, and production to improve manufacturability, drive DFx, create tooling and processes, and lead a team of engineers and technicians toward cost-effective,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, production, or NPI engineering experience.
• Experience scaling complex hardware from development into production.
• Hands-on experience with PCBA/electronics manufacturing and electromechanical assemblies.
• Demonstrated ownership of manufacturing projects and production problems.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing engineering for radar hardware from early development through high-rate production
• Develop and scale manufacturing processes for PCBAs, RF electronics, radar modules, and electromechanical assemblies
• Partner with design engineering to drive DFM/DFA, reduce complexity, and improve manufacturability, yield, and cost
• Lead production readiness for new radar designs, including process development, tooling, work instructions, control plans, and process qualification
• Develop manufacturing and test strategies capable of supporting rapid increases in production rate
• Identify production constraints and implement tooling, automation, equipment, and process improvements to increase throughput
• Drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions for manufacturing defects
• Establish production metrics and use data to improve cycle time, first-pass yield, OEE, and manufacturing cost
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to industrialize critical radar components and processes
• Hire, develop, and grow the radar manufacturing engineering team while providing technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and technicians

Skills

Radar/RF electronics

Leadership / mentoring

Production scale-up

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field

Job description

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer for radar systems. You will own the development and scale-up of manufacturing from prototype to high-rate production, spanning PCBA, RF electronics, radar modules, and electromechanical assemblies.

You will partner with design, supply chain, quality, test, and production to improve manufacturability, drive DFx, create tooling and processes, and lead a team of engineers and technicians toward cost-effective,