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Development Test Technician

Castelion

Torrance (CA)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

17 days ago

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Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a detail-oriented Development Test Technician to support the design and testing of cutting-edge hypersonic missile components. In this role, you'll collaborate with engineering teams to ensure products meet high performance and safety standards. Your hands-on mechanical expertise will be crucial in fabricating and assembling test articles, while your analytical skills will help in data collection and analysis. Join a forward-thinking company that values creativity and problem-solving, and contribute to the future of defense technology.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on mechanical experience in aerospace/automotive systems.
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics and engineering documents.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and assemble test articles for hypersonic missile components.
  • Accurately capture and log test data using appropriate tools.

Skills

Mechanical Experience
Data Acquisition
Precision Measuring Instruments
Troubleshooting Complex Systems
Fabrication and Assembly

Education

High School Diploma
Associate Degree in Engineering

Tools

National Instruments PXI
PLC

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$45.00/hr - $55.00/hr

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Castelion is bringing a new approach to defense development and production: one that focuses on short, iterative design cycles, rapid testing in development, and modern commercial manufacturing strategies for production at scale. We design, build, and test next generation weapon systems to give America and its Allies a definitive edge in defense capabilities.

Castelion is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Development Test Technician to join our manufacturing team. In this role, you will support the design, setup, execution, and documentation of tests on hypersonic missile components and systems during the development phase. You will work closely with design and manufacturing engineering teams to ensure products meet rigorous performance, reliability, and safety standards.

Responsibilities:

  • Fabricate, assemble, and modify test articles (precision drilling, bonding, harnessing)
  • Assemble and configure test fixtures, instrumentation, and equipment for development tests (mechanical and fluid assemblies, data and control systems.)
  • Participate in hazardous test operations - including configuration, execution, troubleshooting and monitoring/data recording.
  • Accurately capture and log test data using appropriate software and hardware tools.
  • Perform initial data reviews to identify anomalies or deviations from expected results.
  • Provide test data summaries and reports to engineering teams.
  • Maintain, calibrate, configure, monitor, test, troubleshoot, install, and repair instrumentation, process controls, data acquisition systems, and electrical systems
  • Perform routine maintenance on test setups and ensure compliance with calibration standards.
  • Collaborate with engineers to refine test plans and procedures.
  • Maintain detailed and accurate test logs, records, and documentation for traceability and audits.
  • Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement efforts.

Basic Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 5+ years of hands on mechanical experience in one or more of the following: testing of aerospace/automotive systems, maintenance/troubleshooting complex mechanical systems, and/or fabrication/assembly of complex electromechanical systems.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Associate degree in an engineering, mechanical, electrical systems, or other related field
  • Experience reading/interpreting planning documents, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches
  • Experience with precision measuring instruments/equipment
  • Experience with aerospace or military-grade harness fabrication
  • Knowledge of data acquisition and controls concepts, hardware, and interfacing (National Instruments PXI / cSeries and PLC)
  • Experience with analog and digital instrumentation (load cells, pressure transducers, strain gauges, encoders, deflection gauges, and accelerometers)
  • Experience with rigging, cranes, and lift operations

Leadership Qualities

Bias to Action and Creative Problem Solving. Desire and experience questioning assumptions in ways that lead to break through ideas that are ultimately implemented. Successfully bring in applicable processes/concepts/materials from other industries to achieve efficiency gains. Ability to personally resolve minor issues in development without requiring significant support.

High Commitment, High Initiative. A successful candidate will have a genuine passion for Castelion’s mission and consistently look for ways to contribute to the company’s technical goals and prevent hardware blockers. Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere. Strong sense of accountability and integrity.

Clear Communicator. Proactively communicates blockers. Trusted in previous roles to be voice of company with regulators, suppliers, gate keepers and customers. Capable of tactfully managing relationships with stakeholders to achieve company-desired outcomes without compromising relationships. Emails, IMs and verbal interactions are logical, drive clarity, and detailed enough to eliminate ambiguity.

  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Employment with Castelion is governed on the basis of competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Seniority level
  • Seniority level
    Associate
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Full-time
Job function
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    Manufacturing and Engineering
  • Industries
    Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing and Manufacturing

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