Castelion
Senior Structures & Composites Engineer (Rocket Motor Cases)
Rio Rancho, NM +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
Torrance, CA
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical 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 classified-access requirements apply, employment may also be contingent on obtaining and maintaining required U.S. Government security clearance or authorization and meeting applicable citizenship or eligibility requirements.
About the job
Designs, analyzes, builds, and validates composite and metallic rocket motor cases for hypersonic vehicles, including structures built to withstand extreme pressure and thermal environments.
What you'll do
- Lead motor-case architecture and detailed design, including load paths, interfaces, domes, bosses, and attachment features.
- Analyze structures and composite layups; support material selection, manufacturing, testing, and failure investigations.
- Coordinate hardware integration and qualification testing with engineering teams; troubleshoot builds and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of structural and composite design experience in aerospace or high-performance pressure vessel applications.
- Experience designing high-pressure vessels, COPVs, or rocket motor cases; strong composite materials background, including filament winding, laminate theory, and failure criteria.
- Proficiency with structural analysis tools and experience with composite manufacturing, pressure-vessel testing, and hardware build/test/troubleshooting.
Tools
ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, Tsai-Wu, Hashin, NDI/NDT
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