{"id":3543074,"url":"https://alion.io/job/castelion-lead-rd-technician-special-processes","title":"Lead R&D Technician - Special Processes","company":{"id":1795053,"name":"Castelion","domain":"castelion.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/castelion","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":49000,"max_usd":99000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1137},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CAPA","optional":false},{"name":"Statistical Process Control","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-28T17:18:40Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-01T13:37:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Why Castelion, Why Now \nCastelion 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. \nThis 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. \nLead Special Processes \nCastelion 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. \nResponsibilities \nLead daily special-process activities, assigning work and coordinating priorities across the process team \nTrain, mentor, and provide technical direction to technicians and operators while promoting a culture of ownership, safety, quality, and procedural compliance \nInterpret and execute engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, process standards, work instructions, travelers, and controlled procedures \nDevelop, document, and oversee special processes, including bonding, sealing, welding, brazing, coating, surface preparation, heat treatment, or other process-specific operations as required \nCoordinate with design and manufacturing engineering to resolve process issues, provide producibility feedback, and implement design or process improvements \nPlan labor, materials, equipment, tooling, facilities, and work-cell readiness to maintain an efficient and predictable process flow \nEstablish and verify process parameters, acceptance criteria, inspection methods, and required records in partnership with quality and engineering \nLead process qualification, validation, first-article, and capability activities; document results and ensure compliance with applicable specifications and procedures \nInvestigate nonconformances, defects, and process deviations; perform or support root-cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions \nMaintain clean, organized, and appropriately controlled work areas, including cleanroom or contamination-controlled environments when required \nDrive continuous improvement in safety, quality, throughput, repeatability, standard work, tooling, and special-process capability \nBasic Qualifications \n3+ years of hands-on experience in special processes, production and/or R&D process development, or a related field \n1+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating the work of a special-process, manufacturing, or production team \nAbility to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, GD&T, CAD models, bills of material, work instructions, and technical documentation \nWorking knowledge of process control, qualification, validation, inspection, traceability, and quality-system requirements for special processes \nExperience 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 \nAbility to work effectively with engineering, quality, supply chain, and operations teams in a fast-paced research and development and production environment \nPreferred Skills and Experience \nExperience developing or executing special processes for flight hardware or other safety-critical, high-reliability systems \nExperience with cleanroom or controlled-environment processing, ESD controls, FOD prevention, contamination control, or hazardous-material handling \nExperience creating or improving process specifications, work instructions, travelers, process-control plans, inspection plans, and qualification documentation \nExperience with process capability studies, statistical process control, measurement systems, and data-driven process improvement \nExperience with digital manufacturing, quality, inventory, or work-management systems and the ability to maintain accurate process records \nStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate process status, risks, technical issues, and recommended actions \nDemonstrated judgment, attention to detail, and commitment to safe, compliant, right-first-time execution \nAbility to coach others, establish priorities, and make sound decisions in a changing, high-output environment \nExperience with lean manufacturing, root-cause analysis, corrective action, or other continuous-improvement methods \nAbility to work from incomplete information and help mature special processes from research and development through initial production \nCastelion offers a generous benefits package. Please refer to the bottom of our Careers page for more details. \nOther Duties \nPlease 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. \nAdditional Eligibility Requirements \nThis 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. \nAffirmative Action/EEO Statement \nCastelion 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. \nCastelion 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 . 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