Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Solid Rocket Equipment

Castelion Corporation; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Castelion Corporation is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own the solid rocket motor processing equipment lifecycle—from LRIP to full-rate production—at facilities in Midland, Texas and New Mexico. You will design, qualify, and scale equipment for mixing, casting, and spraying processes, while ensuring high uptime and safety compliance.

You will collaborate with process and manufacturing engineers to integrate equipment with larger systems, drive continuous improvement, and support NPI

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing or equipment engineering experience.
• Preference for hands-on work with rocket motor or energetic material processing equipment in aerospace/defense.
• Experience installing, qualifying, and sustaining production equipment and scaling from prototype to full-rate production.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and sustainment of solid rocket motor processing equipment.
• Translate process parameters into equipment specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Lead equipment qualification and process validation, writing and executing protocols, and site acceptance tests.
• Design tooling and fixtures using CAD and GD&T; manage fabrication with vendors.
• Ensure equipment meets hazardous environment and safety requirements, including ESD control and remote operation.
• Maximize uptime and throughput via preventive/predictive maintenance and spares management.
• Collaborate with Automation & Controls on PLC/HMI programming and data acquisition; integrate data into MES/analytics.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Equipment Design

Process Improvement

Automation & Controls

Project Leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

PLC programming

HMI systems

Job description

Castelion Corporation is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own the solid rocket motor processing equipment lifecycle—from LRIP to full-rate production—at facilities in Midland, Texas and New Mexico. You will design, qualify, and scale equipment for mixing, casting, and spraying processes, while ensuring high uptime and safety compliance.

You will collaborate with process and manufacturing engineers to integrate equipment with larger systems, drive continuous improvement, and support NPI