
Materials & Process, Program Support Manager
Required skills
- M&P Program Support Manager
- hypersonic vehicle program
- qualification strategy
- test execution
- government customers
- materials engineering
- qualification campaigns
- MIL
- NASA
- ASTM
Nice to have
- aerospace defense programs
- material systems
- processing methods
- structure-property relationships
- high-performance environments
- cross-functional teams
Role summary
Castelion is seeking an M&P Program Support Manager for a hypersonic vehicle program. This role leads the planning, execution, and delivery of materials and processes (M&P) qualification testing. Responsibilities include managing the M&P team, defining qualification strategy, overseeing test execution, and ensuring certification readiness for government customers. The ideal candidate will have strong program leadership, familiarity with aerospace qualification frameworks, and the ability to integrate cross-functional efforts. This position requires technical expertise in materials engineering and program management skills to meet schedule, cost, and performance targets.
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 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.
Materials & Process, Program Support Manager
Castelion is seeking an M&P Program Support Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of all materials and processes (M&P) qualification testing for a hypersonic vehicle program. This individual will be responsible for managing the M&P team, ensuring full ownership of qualification strategy, test execution, and certification readiness for government customers.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong program leadership, deep familiarity with aerospace qualification frameworks, and the ability to integrate cross-functional efforts across engineering, manufacturing, test, and program management. This role requires both technical fluency in materials engineering and the ability to drive complex qualification campaigns to schedule, cost, and performance targets.
Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
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 hr@castelion.com. 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 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.
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