Senior Filament Winding Manufacturing Engineer

Castelion; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for employees

Paid time off (4 weeks)

Medical coverage (100% employee)

Dental & vision coverage

401k retirement plan

Parental leave

Meal & catering

Onsite EV charging

Fitness stipend

Job summary

Castelion in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own the development and qualification of filament winding processes, tooling and documentation. You will release work instructions and deliver first test-ready hardware such as motor cases, nozzles, or exit cones.

The role requires ownership of winding process parameters, machine programs, and non-destructive testing requirements, with opportunities to influence design for manufacturability and program success.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of composite manufacturing or filament winding experience.
• 5+ years of composite manufacturing or filament winding experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Define, document, and release manufacturing procedures, work instructions, tooling, and process flows for in-house production of filament wound components including motor cases, nozzles, exit cones, and related structures.
• Design and develop mandrels and production tooling for filament wound components.
• Develop and implement novel mandrel and tooling solutions where required (e.g., collapsible mandrels, soluble mandrels, bladder tooling, or other removable tooling approaches).
• Deliver first test-ready filament wound hardware supporting program development.

Skills

Filament winding

Composite manufacturing

Job description

Castelion in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own the development and qualification of filament winding processes, tooling and documentation. You will release work instructions and deliver first test-ready hardware such as motor cases, nozzles, or exit cones.

The role requires ownership of winding process parameters, machine programs, and non-destructive testing requirements, with opportunities to influence design for manufacturability and program success.