Automation & Controls Engineer

Castelion Corporation•Torrance, CA

About The Position

Castelion is seeking an Automation & Controls Engineer to help develop and deliver advanced defense systems. The role will design and deliver a production-ready casting system for solid rocket motor propellant casting, establish company best practices for automation and controls equipment, manage vendors for custom automation equipment, and assist with maintenance of existing automation and control systems. The engineer will develop and program control systems for solid rocket motor manufacturing equipment, create motion-control, servo, and robotics architectures, and integrate safety systems, sensors, machine vision, data acquisition, and real-time monitoring. The role includes commissioning and qualifying equipment, building data and manufacturing-system interfaces, supporting process analytics and traceability, and collaborating across teams to develop robust manufacturing solutions. It also supports continuous improvement and future adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies. The position may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information. If applicable, employment may depend on obtaining and maintaining the required security clearance or other government authorization and meeting citizenship or other eligibility requirements. The position also requires access to export-controlled information, so employment is contingent on being eligible to access the applicable information without additional export licensing.

Requirements

Ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required.
If designated for classified or restricted-access work, ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other authorization and satisfy applicable eligibility requirements.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deliver a production-ready casting system for solid rocket motor propellant casting.
Establish company best practices for automation and controls equipment, including PLC vendor selection and equipment integration requirements.
Manage vendors for custom-designed automation equipment, including spraying machines, propellant mixing equipment, and component feeding systems.
Assist with maintenance of existing company automation and control systems.
Design and program PLC, HMI, and SCADA control systems for solid rocket motor manufacturing equipment, including mixers, casting stations, robotic winding cells, cure ovens, and automated handling systems.
Develop motion-control, servo, and robotics architectures for propellant loading, composite case fabrication, and component assembly.
Implement safety instrumented systems, functional safety, and hazardous-area controls for energetic-material requirements.
Integrate machine vision, sensors, data acquisition, and real-time monitoring for process parameters and statistical process control.
Lead equipment commissioning, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, debugging, and production qualification.
Build data historian, MES interfaces, and analytics platforms for traceability, yield optimization, and predictive maintenance.
Collaborate with teams to translate manufacturing requirements into robust, maintainable automation solutions.
Perform failure mode analysis, root-cause troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to achieve cycle-time and quality targets.
Support adoption of Industry 4.0 tools, including digital twins and AI-driven monitoring, for future production lines.