Castelion
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Structural Bonding
Torrance, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- Torrance, CA
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503 - Experience
- 6–10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience; 3+ years of hands-on structural-bonding process ownership.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If government clearance or authorization requirements apply, employment may also depend on obtaining and maintaining them and meeting applicable citizenship or other eligibility requirements.
About the job
Develops, qualifies, and scales structural-bonding manufacturing processes for solid rocket motors and related hypersonic hardware, from development builds through production.
What you'll do
- Own and improve bonding processes, including surface preparation, adhesive application, fixturing, curing, and inspection.
- Qualify processes and drive yield and cycle-time improvements using DFM/DFA, PFMEA, control plans, and SPC.
- Investigate bonding defects, maintain process documentation, and support production ramp and cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a specified engineering or related field.
- 6–10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability bonded structures.
- 3+ years of hands-on ownership of structural bonding processes or equivalent.
- Demonstrated success qualifying bonding processes and transitioning them from development to production.
Nice to have
- Direct experience bonding solid rocket motor or missile composite structures.
- Experience in defense or space manufacturing, bond-process automation, or elastomer-to-composite or rubber-to-metal structural bonds.
Tools
SolidWorks, NX, GD&T, PFMEA, SPC, 8D, AS9100, ITAR
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