Flight Test Engineer — Avionics & Telemetry Lead | Stock

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock incentives

Medical/vision/dental

4 weeks PTO

Job summary

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Test Engineer to develop, coordinate and execute test procedures and instrumentation setups for flight tests. You will support hardware integration of avionics, telemetry, propulsion, and flight control systems into flight test articles and ground test setups, including vehicle/hardware-in-the-loop configurations.

The role involves pre-flight integration oversight, real-time mission control support, documenting anomalies, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering (or related field).
• 2+ years of relevant experience in missile, rocket, or flight vehicle testing.
• Hands-on experience with flight test instrumentation, telemetry systems, and ground control stations.
• Hands-on experience with operation of ground support equipment (electrical, hydraulic and/or pneumatic).
• Exceptional attention to detail with clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary test environment.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 50 percent of time.
• Active U.S. Secret (or higher) security clearance or eligibility to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate and execute test procedures and instrumentation/test set up diagrams for flight tests.
• Support hardware integration of avionics, telemetry, propulsion, and flight control systems into flight test articles and ground test setups (vehicle/hardware in the loop).
• Oversee pre-flight integration, ground control setup, instrumentation setup, and configuration control of test articles.
• Participate in flight readiness reviews, test planning meetings and technical interchange sessions with internal and government stakeholders.
• Ensure proper documentation of test anomalies, root cause investigations, and corrective action implementation.
• Support real-time mission control operations, including monitoring and troubleshooting telemetry data streams.

Skills

Test engineering

Flight instrumentation

Ground control

RF troubleshooting

Data scripting

DoD interfacing

Security clearance

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Tools

MIL-STD-1553

Ethernet

CAN bus

Linux CLI

Spectrum analyzer

Job description

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Test Engineer to develop, coordinate and execute test procedures and instrumentation setups for flight tests. You will support hardware integration of avionics, telemetry, propulsion, and flight control systems into flight test articles and ground test setups, including vehicle/hardware-in-the-loop configurations.

The role involves pre-flight integration oversight, real-time mission control support, documenting anomalies, and contributing to