Automation & Controls Engineer

Castelion Corporation•Torrance, CA

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About The Position

Castelion is moving incredibly fast to develop and deliver advanced defense systems at a time when execution matters more than ever. We believe focus, ownership, and excellence are decisive advantages - and we're building a world-class team to turn bold ideas into real capability. This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, where you'll have significant ownership, collaborate with exceptional teammates, and make a direct, measurable impact on our mission and the future of the company - regardless of your function.

Requirements

Design, develop, and deliver a production ready casting system for solid rocket motor propellant casting.
Establish company best practices for Automation & Controls equipment including but not limited to PLC vendor selection, equipment integration requirements, etc.
Own vendor management of custom designed automation equipment such as adhesive/paint spraying machines, propellent mixing, and propellant component feeding systems.
Assist with the maintenance of existing automation/control systems existing at the company.
This position requires access to export-controlled information, and as such, employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Responsibilities

Design and program full control systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA) for SRM manufacturing equipment including vertical mixers, casting stations, robotic winding cells, cure ovens, and automated handling systems.
Develop motion control, servo, and robotics architectures for precision propellant loading, composite case fabrication, and component assembly.
Implement safety instrumented systems (SIS), functional safety, and hazardous area controls compliant with requirements for energetic materials.
Integrate machine vision, sensors, data acquisition, and real-time monitoring for process parameters (viscosity, temperature, pressure, void detection) and statistical process control (SPC).
Lead equipment commissioning, factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), 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 aggressive cycle-time and quality targets.
Support technology insertion of Industry 4.0 tools (digital twins, AI-driven monitoring) for future SRM production lines.