Manufacturing Engineer, Chemical Vapor Deposition
About The Position
Castelion is seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Engineer to support development, operation, and scale-up of our chemical vapor deposition (CVD) manufacturing systems. This role is focused on building, modifying, troubleshooting, and operating production equipment used to manufacture ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials for high-performance thermal protection systems. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys working directly with hardware. The ideal candidate has experience designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting mechanical systems through internships, manufacturing experience, Formula SAE, Baja SAE, rocketry, robotics, motorsports, machine shop projects, or other highly hands-on engineering programs. The successful candidate will spend significant time on the production floor working with reactor systems, tooling, instrumentation, and manufacturing equipment while partnering with materials, design, and production teams to improve reliability, throughput, and manufacturability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
- Demonstrated hands-on engineering experience designing, building, testing, or troubleshooting hardware.
- Comfortable using hand tools, power tools, measurement equipment, and basic fabrication equipment.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to diagnose and solve equipment problems.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Willingness to work off-shift hours when required to support testing or production operations.
Nice To Haves
- Formula SAE, Baja SAE, collegiate rocketry, robotics competition, motorsports, machine shop, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience.
- Experience with vacuum systems, thermal processing equipment, furnaces, reactors, or other industrial equipment.
- Experience with CAD design, mechanical fabrication, and engineering drawings.
- Experience supporting manufacturing equipment, automation systems, or production operations.
- Familiarity with root cause analysis, process improvement, and equipment reliability methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, assemble, and test modifications to CVD reactor systems and supporting equipment.
- Support daily reactor operations, development testing, and manufacturing activities.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, vacuum, thermal, and process-related equipment issues.
- Perform and coordinate preventative and corrective maintenance activities to maximize equipment uptime.
- Collect and analyze test and production data to drive equipment and process improvements.
- Develop manufacturing work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), maintenance procedures, and nonconformance documentation.
- Support installation, commissioning, and qualification of new manufacturing equipment.
- Work closely with technicians and engineers to rapidly identify and resolve production issues.
- Execute engineering projects from concept through implementation in a fast-paced development environment.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity for all full-time employees
- Four (4) weeks of paid time off
- Ten (10) company paid holidays
- Medical plans at 100% employee covered and 80% of dependent coverage
- Dental & Vision: 90% for employees and 80% for dependents
- FSA/HSA options
- 401k plan
- Paid Parental Leave: Birthing parents eligible for up to 10 weeks of paid leave, non-birthing parents may take up to 4 weeks of paid leave. Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees
- Frequently catered lunches and team meals
- Company-covered meals when extra time or effort is required
- Fully stocked kitchen with unlimited snacks and drinks
- $100 monthly fitness stipend
- Onsite electric vehicle charging
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
