Flight Hardware Test Engineer

Castelion Corporation; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion Corporation is seeking a Development Test Engineer to own the planning, execution, and analysis of tests transforming designs into flight-ready hardware. This hands-on role sits at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and operations, translating requirements into validated outcomes.

You will design test hardware, write procedures, run tests, and drive data-driven recommendations to improve products.

Qualifications

• Hands-on development and test experience (academic, industry, or both).
• Experience planning and executing hardware tests from concept through report-out.
• Proficiency with test instrumentation and lab equipment (DAQs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, sensors).
• Ability to design and fabricate simple test fixtures and GSE.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Own development and qualification testing for avionics, mechanisms, propulsion, structures, and subsystems
• Design and build test fixtures, GSE, and instrumentation for benchtop, environmental, and system-level tests
• Author test plans, procedures, and reports aligned with program requirements
• Execute vibration, thermal, shock, EMI/EMC, functional, and performance testing
• Instrument hardware and vehicles with sensors (strain, temp, pressure, accel, current/voltage) and DAQ systems
• Lead anomaly detection, root-cause analysis, and corrective action closure
• Partner closely with design engineering to feed test results back into rapid design iteration
• Support integration operations, range testing, and flight test campaigns as needed
• Maintain rigorous configuration control, data management, and test documentation
• Improve test infrastructure, automation, and data quality to increase test cadence and learning velocity

Skills

Test engineering

Hardware testing

DAQ instrumentation

Troubleshooting

GSE design

Python

MATLAB

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related engineering

Tools

CAD

Oscilloscopes

Lab equipment

GSE fixtures

Job description

Castelion Corporation is seeking a Development Test Engineer to own the planning, execution, and analysis of tests transforming designs into flight-ready hardware. This hands-on role sits at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and operations, translating requirements into validated outcomes.

You will design test hardware, write procedures, run tests, and drive data-driven recommendations to improve products.