Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Composites

About the role

Castelion is bringing a new approach to defense development and production: one that focuses on short, iterative design cycles, rapid testing in development, and modern commercial manufacturing strategies for production at scale. Were designing, building, and testing next generation long range strike weapons systems to give America and its Allies a definitive edge and deter future conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and facility/layout definition to meet business needs
• Develop and refine process documentation including build instructions, test and validation procedures, health and safety standards, and mBOMs
• Create, maintain, and communicate detailed production plans and schedules
• Work closely with supply chain to develop new and existing suppliers as needed
• Design, develop and implement production tooling and equipment
• Participate in design reviews to drive design for manufacturing (DFM)
• Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and manufacturing capabilities
• Analyze and resolve manufacturing issues and non-conformances
• Develop, mentor, and train peers and colleagues

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in mechanical, aerospace, or manufacturing engineering, or other technical degree
• 5+ years of composite manufacturing experience
• Experience with operations/product line management
• Demonstrated direct or indirect leadership
• Proficiency in CAD/CAM software (NX preferred)
• Experience in selection, procurement, and implementation/validation of manufacturing equipment
• Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Qualifications

• Experience in filament winding, automated fiber placement and/or automated tape laying
• Experience with Non-Destructive Testing/Inspection of composite components
• Experience in qualification and acceptance testing of composite structural components
• Working experience with capacity modeling, process mapping, Lean/Six Sigma and value stream mapping
• Experience with Ceramic Matrix Composites
• Experience in transitioning development processes to rate production

Skills

• Bias to Action and Creative Problem Solving. Desire and experience questioning assumptions in ways that lead to break through ideas that are ultimately implemented.
• Successfully bring in applicable processes/concepts/materials from other industries to achieve efficiency gains.
• Ability to personally resolve minor issues in development without requiring significant support.
• High Commitment, High Initiative. A successful candidate will have a genuine passion for Castelion's mission and consistently look for ways to contribute to the company's technical goals and prevent hardware blockers.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere.
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity.
• Clear Communicator. Proactively communicates blockers. Trusted in previous roles to be