
Avionics Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical Integration
Required skills
- Avionics
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Electrical Integration
- hypersonic strike vehicles
- printed circuit board assemblies
- electrical components
- mechanical assembly
- manufacturing process control
- process controls
- tooling
Nice to have
- flight avionics
- defense electronics
- automotive electronics
- high-reliability hardware
- thermal interface materials
- gap fillers
Role summary
Castelion seeks an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical Integration to support the development and production of systems for long-range hypersonic strike vehicles. This role involves developing and improving manufacturing processes for integrating PCBAs and electrical components into avionics assemblies. Responsibilities include writing work instructions, establishing process controls, partnering with engineering teams on tooling and automation, reviewing technical documentation, troubleshooting assembly issues, and supporting production builds. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field, 3+ years of experience in high-reliability manufacturing, and hands-on experience with electrical integration.
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 we're building a world-class team to turn bold ideas into real capability.
This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, where you'll 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.
Avionics Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical Integration
Castelion is looking for an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer, Electrical Integration, reporting to the Lead Manufacturing Engineer of Avionics, to support the development and production of systems required for long-range hypersonic strike vehicles. This full-time position may be located at either our Allen, Texas, or Torrance, California facility.
As an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer focused on Electrical Integration, you will develop and improve the manufacturing processes used to integrate complex printed circuit board assemblies, electrical components, and interconnects into mechanical housings and higher-level avionics assemblies.
This role requires an understanding of electrical hardware, mechanical assembly, and manufacturing process control. You will write the work instructions and establish the process controls required to ensure avionics assemblies are built safely, correctly, and repeatably. You will also partner with other engineering teams to support the development of tooling, automation, inspection methods, and production testing.
The ideal candidate is comfortable working directly with flight hardware and can translate electrical, mechanical, thermal, and environmental requirements into practical manufacturing processes.
Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Skills and Experience
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 hr@castelion.com. 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 candidate’s 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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