Senior Flight Test & Automation Engineer

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Development Test Engineer to plan, execute, and analyze tests that turn designs into flight-ready mechanisms. You will design test stands and write automation software to enable rapid testing, driving iterative design in a high-ownership environment.

The role requires hands-on testing expertise, strong debugging skills, and willingness to support extended hours and travel during critical campaigns.

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.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Willingness to work extended hours, weekends, travel, and on-site during critical test campaigns.

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

Test planning

Python automation

Root cause analysis

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Hands-on testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace engineering

Tools

DAQs

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Sensors

LVDTs

Job description

Castelion Corporation in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Development Test Engineer to plan, execute, and analyze tests that turn designs into flight-ready mechanisms. You will design test stands and write automation software to enable rapid testing, driving iterative design in a high-ownership environment.

The role requires hands-on testing expertise, strong debugging skills, and willingness to support extended hours and travel during critical campaigns.