Castelion
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Equipment
Rio Rancho, NM +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 7+ years of manufacturing or equipment engineering experience; preference of 3+ years of hands-on work with solid rocket motor or energetic material processing equipment, not a requirement.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Controls Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. persons as defined under ITAR. Applicants must hold, or be able to obtain and maintain, a U.S. government security clearance.
About the job
Owns the development, qualification, installation, and sustainment of solid rocket motor processing equipment, scaling it from prototype and low-rate production to high-rate manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Design, procure, commission, qualify, and maintain mixing, casting, spraying, lining, and curing equipment and related tooling.
- Plan equipment upgrades, capacity, reliability, safety, and data collection to improve production throughput and availability.
- Coordinate with process, automation, and manufacturing teams, suppliers, and facility teams; maintain equipment documentation and support compliance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical/Controls Engineering, or a related field.
- Demonstrated success installing, qualifying, and sustaining production equipment and scaling it from prototype or pilot to low-rate or full-rate production.
- Experience specifying, commissioning, and qualifying automated or semi-automated process equipment with PLC-based controls, instrumentation, and safety interlocks.
- Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks or NX), GD&T, and tooling and fixture design; working knowledge of safety, hazard analysis, and hazardous-location equipment design.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of hands-on work with solid rocket motor or energetic material processing equipment in aerospace or defense; stated as a preference, not a requirement.
Tools
SolidWorks, NX, PLC, HMI, MES, SPC, DoDM 4145.26, DESR 6055.09
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