Senior Control Electronics Engineer — Real-Time Flight HW

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

Health benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Onsite EV charging

Catered meals

Job summary

Castelion is seeking a Senior Control Electronics Engineer to design and deliver real-time control systems for flight-critical platforms. You will work hands‑on with multidisciplinary teams to develop TVC and ACS driver electronics, precision analog/mixed‑signal circuits, and robust control loops.

Responsibilities include hardware bring‑up, verification, and test campaigns, ensuring EMI/EMC compliance and operation in extreme environments. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years designing and validating control electronics for aerospace or other high-reliability systems.
• Experience with motor/valve drivers and high-performance actuator electronics.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time control electronics for flight-critical systems, including TVC controllers and attitude control system (ACS) driver electronics
• Lead the architecture and implementation of actuator control systems, including motor drivers, valve drivers, and associated feedback/control loops
• Develop high-reliability analog and mixed-signal circuits for precision control, sensing, and actuation
• Work closely with GNC, avionics, and flight software teams to ensure seamless integration of control electronics with vehicle systems
• Perform circuit-level and system-level modeling and analysis to validate performance, stability, and robustness under dynamic flight conditions
• Support hardware bring-up, integration, and test campaigns, including debugging, root cause analysis, and performance tuning
• Define and execute qualification and flight test plans, translating results into system-level improvements
• Ensure designs meet requirements for thermal performance, EMI/EMC, and operation in extreme environments
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices in control electronics design
• Partner closely with program leadership to make technical trades aligned with mission success

Skills

Real-time control systems

Actuator electronics

Motor/valve drivers

Analog/mixed-signal design

EMI/EMC design

Hardware bring-up

MATLAB/Simulink

SPICE simulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Castelion is seeking a Senior Control Electronics Engineer to design and deliver real-time control systems for flight-critical platforms. You will work hands‑on with multidisciplinary teams to develop TVC and ACS driver electronics, precision analog/mixed‑signal circuits, and robust control loops.

Responsibilities include hardware bring‑up, verification, and test campaigns, ensuring EMI/EMC compliance and operation in extreme environments. U.S.