Senior Flight Mechanisms Test Engineer

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA seeks a Senior Development Test Engineer responsible for planning, executing, and analyzing tests to turn designs into flight-ready mechanisms. This hands-on role sits at the center of engineering, manufacturing, and operations, translating requirements into real-world validation through benchtop, environmental, subsystem, and vehicle-level testing.

You will design test stands and write automation software to enable rapid testing, with Python preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience developing, integrating, or testing mechanical/electromechanical hardware.
• Experience with test instrumentation and lab equipment (DAQs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, sensors).
• Experience with sensors like load cells, pressure transducers, LVDTs, encoders.

Responsibilities

• Translate system and subsystem requirements into test objectives, acceptance criteria, and verification methods.
• Own development and acceptance testing for flight mechanisms for Castelion’s hypersonic strike missiles.
• Design and build complex test stands with integrated load actuators and instrumentation.
• Develop automated test software for instrument control, test sequencing, data logging, and analysis; Python is preferred.
• Maintain rigorous configuration control, data management, and test documentation.
• Improve test infrastructure, automation, and data quality to increase test cadence and learning velocity.
• Support flight tests and rocket motor static fires as required.

Skills

Python

Test automation

Systems integration

Debugging

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Tools

DAQs

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Sensors

Job description

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA seeks a Senior Development Test Engineer responsible for planning, executing, and analyzing tests to turn designs into flight-ready mechanisms. This hands-on role sits at the center of engineering, manufacturing, and operations, translating requirements into real-world validation through benchtop, environmental, subsystem, and vehicle-level testing.

You will design test stands and write automation software to enable rapid testing, with Python preferred.