Lead R&D Technician Special Processes

Why Castelion Why Now

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 were building a world-class team to turn bold ideas into real capability.

This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage where youll 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.

Lead Special Processes

Castelion is seeking a Lead Special Processes to lead the development qualification and execution of specialized manufacturing processes for advanced aerospace and defense hardware. This is a full-time position located at our Torrance CA facility. The Lead Special Processes Role will provide technical leadership for processes such as precision drilling painting mechanical assembly fabrication integration coating heat treatment surface preparation and other operations as applicable to the hardware. This role partners closely with engineering manufacturing quality and operations to mature robust processes develop capable teams and deliver safe compliant high-quality hardware on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily special-process activities assigning work and coordinating priorities across the process team

• Train mentor and provide technical direction to technicians and operators while promoting a culture of ownership safety quality and procedural compliance

• Interpret and execute engineering drawings CAD models specifications process standards work instructions travelers and controlled procedures

• Develop document and oversee special processes including bonding sealing welding brazing coating surface preparation heat treatment or other process-specific operations as required

• Coordinate with design and manufacturing engineering to resolve process issues provide producibility feedback and implement design or process improvements

• Plan labor materials equipment tooling facilities and work-cell readiness to maintain an efficient and predictable process flow

• Establish and verify process parameters acceptance criteria inspection methods and required records in partnership with quality and engineering

• Lead process qualification validation first-article and capability activities; document results and ensure compliance with applicable specifications and procedures

• Investigate nonconformances defects and process deviations; perform or support root-cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions

• Maintain clean organized and appropriately controlled work areas including cleanroom or contamination-controlled environments when required

• Drive continuous improvement in safety quality throughput repeatability standard work tooling and special-process capability

Basic Qualifications

• 3 years of hands-on experience in special processes production and/or R&D process development or a related field

• 1 years of experience leading mentoring or coordinating the work of a special-process manufacturing or production team

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings specifications GD&T CAD models bills of material work instructions and technical documentation

• Working knowledge of process control qualification validation inspection traceability and quality-system requirements for special processes

• Experience with one or more aerospace or high-reliability special processes such as bonding sealing welding brazing coating heat treatment surface preparation or non-destructive testing

• Ability to work effectively with engineering quality supply chain and operations teams in a fast-paced research and development and production environment

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience developing or executing special processes for flight hardware or other safety-critical high-reliability systems

• Experience with cleanroom or controlled-environment processing ESD controls FOD prevention contamination control or hazardous-material handling

• Experience creating or improving process specifications work instructions travelers process-control plans inspection plans and qualification documentation

• Experience with process capability studies statistical process control measurement systems and data-driven process improvement

• Experience with digital manufacturing quality inventory or work-management systems and the ability to maintain accurate process records

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate process status risks technical issues and recommended actions

• Demonstrated judgment attention to detail and commitment to safe compliant right-first-time execution

• Ability to coach others establish priorities and make sound decisions in a changing high-output environment

• Experience with lean manufacturing root-cause analysis corrective action or other continuous-improvement methods

• Ability to work from incomplete information and help mature special processes from research and development through initial production

Castelion offers a generous benefits package. Please refer to the bottom of our Careers page for more details.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Additional Eligibility Requirements

This position may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites systems or information as determined by the Company and/or applicable U.S. Government requirements. If the position is so designated your employment in the role may be contingent upon your ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other government authorization and to satisfy any citizenship or other eligibility requirements imposed by applicable law regulation executive order or government contract requirements. You will be notified if and when such requirements apply.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

Castelion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Castelion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application participate in the interview process or otherwise participate in the hiring process please contact Requests for accommodation will be considered on an individual basis and handled in accordance with applicable law.

Castelion is committed to fostering a workplace where employment decisions are based on qualifications business needs and the ability to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.

EAR/ITAR Requirements

This position requires access to export-controlled information and as such employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidates 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.

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