Flight Termination Systems Engineer

Why Castelion Why Now

Castelion is moving incredibly fast to develop and deliver advanced defense systems at a time when execution matters more than ever. We believe focus ownership and excellence are decisive advantages - and were building a world-class team to turn bold ideas into real capability.

This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage where youll have significant ownership collaborate with exceptional teammates and make a direct measurable impact on our mission and the future of the company - regardless of your function.

Flight Termination Systems Engineer

We are seeking a Autonomous Flight Termination Systems Engineer to lead the qualification and certification of flight safety electronics for Castelions long-range hypersonic strike this role you will develop qualification

This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage where youll have significant ownership collaborate with exceptional teammates and make a direct measurable impact on our mission and the future of the company regardless of your function.

Responsibilities

• Lead full qualification and certification of Castelions Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS)
• Work across internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute RCC-319 & RCC-324 qualification strategy
• Serve as Castelions subject matter expert on RCC-319 & RCC-324 compliance
• Support live-fire and flight test operations including pre-test analysis real-time mission support and post-test evaluation

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in aerospace mechanical electrical engineering physics or related technical field
• Hands-on experience leading qualification and compliance testing in a safety critical field
• Highly detail-oriented with strong analytical verbal and written communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex technical information and communicate effectively to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving mindset thriving in a fast-paced hardware-rich high flight cadence environment
• Experience working with the DoD FAA government test ranges or other national security entities

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Masters degree in a relevant technical field
• Hands-on experience with commanded or autonomous flight safety systems
• Hands-on experience with RCC-319 and/or RCC-324 compliance and qualification
• Strong understanding of Inertial Navigation Systems and/or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
• Demonstrated experience working with external test houses on environmental electromagnetic and/or specialized testing activities
• Experience with critical analysis artifacts such as FMEAs electronic piece part derating and reliability analysis

Castelion offers a generous benefits package. Please refer to the bottom of our Careers page for more details.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Additional Eligibility Requirements

This position may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites systems or information as determined by the Company and/or applicable U.S. Government requirements. If the position is so designated your employment in the role may be contingent upon your ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other government authorization and to satisfy any citizenship or other eligibility requirements imposed by applicable law regulation executive order or government contract requirements. You will be notified if and when such requirements apply.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

Castelion is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.

Castelion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application participate in the interview process or otherwise participate in the hiring process please contact Requests for accommodation will be considered on an individual basis and handled in accordance with applicable law.

Castelion is committed to fostering a workplace where employment decisions are based on qualifications business needs and the ability to perform the essential functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.

EAR/ITAR Requirements

This position requires access to export-controlled information and as such employment (or hiring of a contractor) is contingent upon the candidates ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

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