Castelion
Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Composites
Torrance, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- Torrance, CA
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503 - Experience
- 3+ years of experience building aerospace grade composite components from scratch.
- Education
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering or physics.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If the position 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 eligibility requirements.
About the job
Establish in-house production of flight-ready composite components by developing and qualifying manufacturing processes, tooling, documentation, and operator capabilities.
What you'll do
- Develop, validate, and implement composite manufacturing processes, controls, and inspection requirements.
- Design production tooling and release manufacturing instructions, specifications, and documentation.
- Transition components into internal production, troubleshoot issues, and improve quality, yield, throughput, and cost.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering or physics.
- 3+ years of experience building aerospace grade composite components from scratch.
Nice to have
- Experience in a hardware development or high-speed production environment involving flight hardware.
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools such as SVN, Confluence, and JIRA.
Tools
SVN, Confluence, JIRA
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