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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. \nManufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Assembly\nCastelion is seeking a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer to develop, validate, and stand up the processes and tooling that turn mechanical assembly designs - actuators, mechanisms, and structural sub-assemblies - into repeatable, high-rate production. You will spend as much time on the floor as at your desk: designing fixtures, releasing work instructions, training operators, and driving process validation from first article through full-rate production.\nThe ideal candidate is comfortable owning a process end-to-end, from concept through PFMEA, qualification, and hands-on troubleshooting on the line.\nResponsibilities\nDevelop, validate, and release manufacturing processes, work instructions, and process specifications for mechanical assembly operations\nDesign, procure, and qualify production tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing aids required for in-house production\nLead process validation activities - first article inspections, process capability studies, and PFMEA - to qualify new processes for production\nTrain and certify operators on new and revised processes, owning the process side of workforce ramp-up\nEstablish process controls, manufacturing standards, and inspection requirements to ensure consistent product quality\nPartner with design engineering to provide DFM feedback and resolve build issues surfaced during production\nOwn real-time troubleshooting on the assembly floor, driving containment and root-cause corrective action for quality, yield, and throughput issues\nSupport the transition of processes from engineering development builds into documented, repeatable production, including workstation design and line layout\nWork cross-functionally with design, quality, supply chain, procurement, and program management to meet performance, schedule, and cost objectives\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or aerospace engineering\n3+ years of experience developing or validating manufacturing processes in a production, manufacturing, or experimental environment\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or aerospace engineering\n3+ years of experience developing or validating manufacturing processes in a production, manufacturing, or experimental environment\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nHands-on tooling and fixture design experience, from concept through fabrication and qualification\nExperience training or supervising production operators\nStrong understanding of the APQP framework, specifically Control Plans, DFMEA, PFMEA, and managing Significant/Critical Characteristics\nPrevious involvement in a high-speed or high-output production environment, with hands-on experience on a production line\nExperience with automation, robotics, and flexible manufacturing systems\nComfortable using hand tools, power tools, and fabrication equipment\nFamiliarity with Atlassian tools such as Confluence and JIRA\nExcellent communication skills, both written and oral, along with effective teamwork abilities\nAbility to acclimate to frequently changing assignments and a fast-paced working environment\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 . Requests for accommodation will be considered on an individual basis and handled in accordance with applicable law. \nCastelion 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. \nEAR/ITAR Requirements \nThis 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.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6274,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Missiles","Defense Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-21T08:14:48Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":50,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.829,"p_room":0.6,"age_days":44,"expected_fill_days":46,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:late","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-09T06:03:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/castelion-manufacturing-engineer-mechanical-assembly","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/castelion-manufacturing-engineer-mechanical-assembly.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-09T06:09:11Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1983,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1795053},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1795053"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcastelion-manufacturing-engineer-mechanical-assembly"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcastelion-manufacturing-engineer-mechanical-assembly"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcastelion-manufacturing-engineer-mechanical-assembly"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/castelion-manufacturing-engineer-mechanical-assembly\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcastelion-manufacturing-engineer-mechanical-assembly"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2985040}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"castelion.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2985040},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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