Senior Near-Field Test & Automation Lead

Castelion Corporation; Allen (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion is seeking a Senior Antenna Test Engineer to own the near-field test systems across R&D and production. You will scale automation for high-volume manufacturing, improve throughput, reliability and data quality, and drive end-to-end system ownership.

You will work at the intersection of antenna measurement, phased-array processing, software, data infrastructure, and production hardware, solving complex, end-to-end problems with hardware and software integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Antenna Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional engineering experience in antenna measurement, RF test, radar, or related systems.
• Hands-on experience with near-field antenna measurements and test systems.
• Strong understanding of phased-array antennas and array signal processing.
• Strong Python programming skills and experience developing engineering software or automation.
• Experience with Git/GitHub, automated testing, and CI/CD in production environments.
• Experience with RF test equipment and diagnosing hardware/test-system issues.
• Ability to analyze test data, troubleshoot failures, and drive root-cause analysis.
• Strong cross-functional communication across hardware, software, data, and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner for near-field antenna test systems used across R&D and mass production.
• Scale and optimize existing near-field test automation for high-volume production, focusing on throughput, reliability, and test time.
• Adapt near-field test systems and automation to support new products and evolving production requirements.
• Develop automated monitoring and validation of near-field data products.
• Analyze test data to diagnose, triage, and resolve quality issues and test failures.
• Develop and maintain antenna calibration data products and drive calibration quality improvements.
• Build standardized visualization and analysis tools for near-field data.
• Develop production-ready workflows enabling technicians to operate the near-field test farm.
• Develop software and tooling with testing, version control, and CI/CD practices.
• Partner with data infrastructure, radar software, radar hardware, and manufacturing teams to improve the test environment.
• Own the technical response to unexpected test results and production issues, driving rapid root-cause analysis.

Skills

Antenna measurement

RF test

Phased-array antennas

Python

Git/GitHub

CI/CD

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

VNAs

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Power meters

Job description

Castelion is seeking a Senior Antenna Test Engineer to own the near-field test systems across R&D and production. You will scale automation for high-volume manufacturing, improve throughput, reliability and data quality, and drive end-to-end system ownership.

You will work at the intersection of antenna measurement, phased-array processing, software, data infrastructure, and production hardware, solving complex, end-to-end problems with hardware and software integration.