Castelion
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Nozzles
Torrance, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- Torrance, CA
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503 - Experience
- 6–10+ years in manufacturing engineering, plus 3+ years of hands-on ownership of relevant propulsion hardware manufacturing.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent on the candidate’s ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. The position may require a security clearance or other government authorization, and applicable citizenship or eligibility requirements, if designated.
About the job
Own and scale manufacturing processes for solid rocket motor nozzles, from development and qualification through high-rate production.
What you'll do
- Develop, qualify, and improve nozzle manufacturing processes, work instructions, fixtures, and control plans.
- Define inspection and metrology strategies; lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing defects.
- Support supplier quality, equipment qualification, and production ramp at the Project Ranger campus in New Mexico.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
- 6–10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability propulsion or composite/metallic structures.
- 3+ years of hands-on ownership of nozzle, throat, exit-cone, or similar high-temperature propulsion hardware manufacturing.
- Experience qualifying processes and transitioning nozzle or analogous hardware from development to production.
Nice to have
- Direct experience manufacturing solid rocket motor nozzles or comparable missile/space propulsion hardware.
- Experience with high-temperature nozzle materials, nozzle-to-motor integration, AS9100, or ITAR programs.
Tools
CAD (SolidWorks or NX), GD&T, PFMEA, SPC, 8D, fishbone, CMM, laser trackers, NDE
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