Assembly and Integration Technician

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on component and subassembly development, assembly, and test
• Reading and understanding electrical schematics, drawings, and ICDs
• Following assembly procedures; record results and discrepancies
• Working in clean room to assemble hardware
• Operating flight hardware qualification test equipment (e.g., Thermal, Vibration, standard lab power supplies)
• Incoming inspection and data collection on components
• Data verification, collection, and organization (component COC/COA/Travelers)
• Ability and willingness to perform moderate physical tasks, such as lifting, carrying, bending, continuous standing
• Performing other various tasks, including, but not limited to: cleaning and maintaining laboratory equipment, ordering and picking up supplies
• Assisting engineers and other technicians
• Performing all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Associates degree and three (3) years of experience as a technician, or high school and five (5) years of experience as a technician
• Demonstrated experience assembling flight hardware
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with ESD fundamentals is required
• Demonstrated ability to accurately read drawings, and assembly procedures, and other related documentation
• Experience interpreting assembly drawings
• Experience mixing and applying epoxies and adhesives
• Some travel may be required
• Potential for supporting extended work weeks during some phases of assembly, integration and test, as necessary
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD clearance