Castelion
Manager, Tooling Engineering
Torrance, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Torrance, CA
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503 - Experience
- 8+ years; 3+ years leading engineers or serving as a technical lead.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field required; master’s degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent on the candidate’s ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If the role is designated as requiring classified access, employment may also depend on obtaining and maintaining the required U.S. Government security clearance or authorization and meeting applicable citizenship or other eligibility requirements.
About the job
Leads the tooling engineering function responsible for designing, qualifying, and sustaining manufacturing tooling for solid rocket motor and hypersonic hardware production.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop the tooling engineering team, setting priorities and technical direction.
- Own the design, qualification, release, maintenance, and improvement of manufacturing tooling and fixtures.
- Coordinate with manufacturing, automation, quality, design, operations, and suppliers to support production readiness and scale-up.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of tooling design or manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or complex composite/precision assembly.
- 3+ years leading engineers or serving as a technical lead on tooling programs.
- Demonstrated success designing and releasing production tooling for composite structures, bonded assemblies, or propulsion hardware.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- Direct solid rocket motor or missile composite tooling experience; experience scaling tooling to high-rate production is also preferred.
Tools
SolidWorks, NX, GD&T, AS9100
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