Senior Avionics Test Engineer: Shape Flight HW & QA, Equity

Castelion Corporation; Albuquerque, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid time off

Company holidays

Health benefits

Parental leave

Fitness stipend

EV charging

Catered meals

Job summary

Castelion Corporation is seeking a Senior Avionics Test Engineer to architect and execute the full suite of hardware test capabilities from prototype to production. You will own test requirements, develop automated test equipment, and perform validation across power electronics, RF assemblies, digital interfaces, and flight avionics.

The role blends hands-on lab work with systems-level reasoning and requires collaboration with electrical, controls, software, and mechanical teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or related field.
• Hands-on experience testing high-power subsystems and RF hardware.
• Experience with automated test equipment and instrumentation control (Python, C++, protobufs).
• Familiarity with embedded control systems and interfaces (CAN, RS-422/485, SPI, Ethernet).
• Ability to work independently and lead cross-functional test integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans at component, subassembly, and system levels.
• Design and build test fixtures, HIL environments, and automated test rigs.
• Validate hardware performance across electrical, digital, mechanical, and RF metrics.
• Instrument and log tests to ensure precision and traceability.
• Lead failure analysis and root-cause investigations.
• Support hardware teams by feeding test results back into design cycles.
• Drive qualification and environmental test campaigns (thermal, vibe, EMI).
• Deploy and validate automated test equipment for boards and subsystems.

Skills

Python

C++

protobufs

scripting

control systems

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or related

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Power supplies

Loads

Switch matrices

Network analyzers

SCPI

VISA

PyVISA

Job description

Castelion Corporation is seeking a Senior Avionics Test Engineer to architect and execute the full suite of hardware test capabilities from prototype to production. You will own test requirements, develop automated test equipment, and perform validation across power electronics, RF assemblies, digital interfaces, and flight avionics.

The role blends hands-on lab work with systems-level reasoning and requires collaboration with electrical, controls, software, and mechanical teams.