What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer position at Castelion?
About Castelion
Castelion is bringing a new approach to defense development and production : one that focuses on short, iterative design cycles, rapid testing in development, and modern commercial manufacturing strategies for production at scale. We’re designing, building, and testing next generation long range strike weapons systems to give America and its Allies a definitive edge and deter future conflicts.
Avionics Hardware Engineer
As a Senior Avionics Hardware Engineer, you will play a vital role in designing, testing, and optimizing hardware systems for cutting-edge hypersonic missile avionics projects. You will contribute to the development and production of high-quality, reliable hardware components for hypersonic missiles. This role provides a hands-on opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers, gain practical experience, grow your technical skills in a fast-paced and innovative environment, and experience a rapid cadence of test flights where your hardware will be tested in the field.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the design and development of hardware components and systems, including schematic capture, PCB layout, and component selection.
- Support the testing and validation of hardware designs through simulation, prototyping, and laboratory testing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that hardware designs meet performance, quality, and reliability standards.
- Participate in troubleshooting and debugging hardware issues, including root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
- Contribute to the development of test plans, procedures, and reports to verify that hardware meets all required specifications and standards.
- Assist in documenting hardware designs, test results, and any modifications made during the development process.
- Support the manufacturing process by working with suppliers and production teams to ensure the smooth transition from design to production.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to contribute innovative ideas to hardware development projects.
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
Leadership Qualities
Bias to Action and Creative Problem Solving . Desire and experience questioning assumptions in ways that lead to break through ideas that are ultimately implemented. Successfully bring in applicable processes / concepts / materials from other industries to achieve efficiency gains. Ability to personally resolve minor issues in development without requiring significant support.
High Commitment, High Initiative . A successful candidate will have a genuine passion for Castelion’s mission and consistently look for ways to contribute to the company’s technical goals and prevent hardware blockers. Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere. Strong sense of accountability and integrity.
Clear Communicator . Proactively communicates blockers. Trusted in previous roles to be voice of company with regulators, suppliers, gate keepers and customers. Capable of tactfully managing relationships with stakeholders to achieve company-desired outcomes without compromising relationships. Emails, IMs and verbal interactions are logical, drive clarity, and detailed enough to eliminate ambiguity.
ITAR Requirements :
Employment with Castelion is governed on the basis of competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
