Castelion
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Structural Bonding
Rio Rancho, NM +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 6–10+ years in manufacturing engineering; 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 on the candidate’s ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If the role is designated as requiring classified or restricted U.S. Government access, employment may also depend on obtaining and maintaining the required security clearance or authorization and meeting applicable citizenship or other eligibility requirements.
About the job
Develops, qualifies, and scales structural-bonding processes for solid rocket motors and related aerospace hardware, from development builds through production.
What you'll do
- Own and improve bonding processes, including surface preparation, adhesive application, cure control, inspection, and yield improvement.
- Qualify processes and define production controls, documentation, and NDE strategies for bonded assemblies.
- Lead troubleshooting and corrective actions, and collaborate with design, quality, tooling, production, and suppliers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering or materials 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.
- 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 with automated adhesive processes or elastomer-to-composite or rubber-to-metal bonds.
Tools
CAD (SolidWorks or NX), GD&T, PFMEA, SPC, 8D, fishbone, AS9100
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