Castelion
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Radar
Rio Rancho, NM +3 · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
Torrance, CA
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 5+ years of manufacturing, production, or NPI engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If the role is designated as requiring classified or restricted-access work, employment may also depend on obtaining and maintaining required U.S. Government security clearance or authorization and satisfying applicable citizenship or other eligibility requirements.
About the job
Leads manufacturing engineering for Castelion’s radar systems, scaling hardware from prototypes to reliable, high-rate production.
What you'll do
- Develop and scale manufacturing processes, tooling, automation, and test strategies for radar electronics and assemblies.
- Drive manufacturability, production readiness, yield, throughput, cost, and defect resolution in collaboration with engineering, supply chain, quality, test, and production teams.
- Build and mentor the radar manufacturing engineering team and industrialize critical components and processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- 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.
Nice to have
- Experience with radar, RF, microwave, avionics, or other high-reliability electronics.
- Experience scaling hardware into high-rate production, developing tooling or automation, or leading manufacturing engineering teams.
Tools
PCBAs, RF electronics, SMT/PCBA
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