Senior Flight Systems Control Electronics Engineer

Next Matter; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid time off

Holidays

Health benefits

Parental leave

Fitness stipend

EV charging

Job summary

Castelion seeks a Senior Control Electronics Engineer to design and deliver real-time control systems for flight-critical applications in defense technology. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to create high-performance, rugged electronics for TVC and ACS drivers, focusing on precision actuation, sensing, and robust testing.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace or high-reliability environments, strong analog/mixed-signal skills, and the ability to thrive in a hardware-driven pace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years designing and validating control electronics for high-reliability systems.
• Real-time control systems and actuator electronics experience.
• Experience designing motor/valve drivers and related electronics.
• Proficiency in analog/mixed-signal design, simulation and analysis (SPICE, MATLAB/Simulink).
• Experience with hardware bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC design and ruggedized electronics.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time control electronics for flight-critical systems.
• Lead actuator control systems architecture including motor and valve drivers.
• Develop high-reliability analog/mixed-signal circuits for precision control.
• Collaborate with GNC, avionics, and flight software teams for integration.
• Perform modeling and analysis to validate performance under varying flight conditions.
• Support hardware bring-up, debugging, and test campaigns.
• Define qualification and flight test plans for system improvements.
• Ensure designs meet thermal, EMI/EMC, and extreme environment requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and share best practices.

Skills

Real-time control systems

Actuator electronics

Feedback control hardware

Motor drivers

Valve drivers

EMI/EMC knowledge

SPICE

MATLAB/Simulink

Education

Electrical Engineering degree (Bachelors/Masters/PhD)

Tools

SPICE

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Castelion seeks a Senior Control Electronics Engineer to design and deliver real-time control systems for flight-critical applications in defense technology. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to create high-performance, rugged electronics for TVC and ACS drivers, focusing on precision actuation, sensing, and robust testing.

The role requires 5+ years in aerospace or high-reliability environments, strong analog/mixed-signal skills, and the ability to thrive in a hardware-driven pace.