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Avionics Hardware Engineer (All Levels)

Castelion · Torrance, CA · 1 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate like EEO, ITAR? Actually ITAR is a requirement; we should keep it as part of Requirements maybe. The posting includes "ITAR Requirements" which is a requirement. Also includes "All employees are granted long-term stock incentives..." and "All employees receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance, and the company offers four weeks of paid time off per year." That's Benefits. Also maybe Pay not mentioned; we should not create Pay section. Schedule not mentioned; omit. We need sections: About the role (maybe from first paragraph after job title? The posting includes "About Castelion" then "Avionics Hardware Engineer" then description. The "About the role" could be the paragraph after job title: "We are hiring Avionics Hardware Engineers to own flight‑critical electronics across design, bring‑up, test, and integration. This role is intended for engineers with experience in complex electronic systems who can take responsibility for avionics subsystems and operate effectively in a high‑tempo development environment. Engineers in this role may own areas such as motor controllers, avionics backplanes, power distribution, or outward‑facing avionics test and integration." That's about the role. Responsibilities: list under "Responsibilities". We'll capture bullet points. Requirements: Basic Qualifications maybe. Also ITAR Requirements. Could combine. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications. Skills: maybe not explicit; but we could embed under Qualifications? The instruction says use sections only when posting has real specific content. There's no explicit "Skills" heading; but we could treat "Preferred Qualifications" as Skills? Better to follow headings exactly: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what goes where. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Basic Qualifications (Requirements), Preferred Qualifications (Qualifications), Benefits. No explicit Skills; maybe we could put some skills under Qualifications? But we must not create a Skills section if no specific content. So omit Skills. Pay: none, omit. Schedule: none, omit. Thus output sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits. We need to use

for each section heading. Use
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    for prose. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none). Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes EEO statement: "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." That's boilerplate EEO; should remove. Also ITAR requirement is not boilerplate; it's a specific requirement, keep. Also "All employees are granted long-term stock incentives as part of their employment at Castelion. All employees receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance, and the company offers four weeks of paid time off per year." That's benefits; keep. Now we need to extract content. Let's parse: About Castelion paragraph: "Castelion is redefining defense development through rapid iteration, aggressive testing, and modern commercial manufacturing at scale. We design, build, and test next-generation long-range strike weapon systems to give the United States and its Allies a decisive advantage and deter future conflicts." That's about company; maybe not needed for About the role? The instruction: About the role section heading; we could include both company description and role description? The role description is after job title. We'll combine both as About the role content. Thus About the role: combine Castelion description and role description. Responsibilities: list items under "Responsibilities". Let's capture each bullet: - Own avionics hardware from architecture and schematic design through PCB layout, bring-up, and production support - Drive design decisions including component selection, interfaces, and system tradeoffs - Lead hardware bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis across lab, integration, and flight test - Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure avionics hardware meets performance, reliability, and mission requirements - Define and execute hardware validation strategies appropriate to development and flight maturity - Produce clear technical documentation covering designs, test results, and engineering changes - Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to transition hardware from prototype to production - Continuously improve designs based on test results, field data, and evolving requirements That's a list. Requirements: Basic Qualifications bullet list: - Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field - 5–10+ years of professional hardware experience - Proven end-to-end ownership of avionics or high‑reliability electronic hardware - Strong experience with PCB design, bring‑up, and lab debugging - Ability to operate autonomously and drive hardware issues to closure - ITAR Requirements: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. We could keep ITAR as a separate paragraph under Requirements. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications bullet list: - Avionics, aerospace, missile, space, automotive, or defense hardware experience - Experience with motor controllers, backplanes, power electronics, or flight hardware - Familiarity with MIL‑STD or aerospace hardware standards (e.g., DO‑254 exposure) - Embedded systems or FPGA‑adjacent hardware experience - Experience supporting hardware in integration, test, or flight environments Also Leadership Qualities paragraph: "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. The 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." That's also part of Qualifications (maybe soft skills). We'll include as list or paragraphs. Since it's prose, we can put in

    . Benefits: "All employees are granted long-term stock incentives as part of their employment at Castelion. All employees receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance, and the company offers four weeks of paid time off per year." We'll put as

    • maybe each benefit as list item, or as

      . Since it's a list of benefits, we can use

      • . Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO statement. Also remove duplicated lines (none). Also remove application instructions (none present). Also remove any navigation etc. Now produce HTML fragment:

        About the role

        Castelion is redefining defense development through rapid iteration, aggressive testing, and modern commercial manufacturing at scale. We design, build, and test next-generation long-range strike weapon systems to give the United States and its Allies a decisive advantage and deter future conflicts. We are hiring Avionics Hardware Engineers to own flight‑critical electronics across design, bring‑up, test, and integration. This role is intended for engineers with experience in complex electronic systems who can take responsibility for avionics subsystems and operate effectively in a high‑tempo development environment. Engineers in this role may own areas such as motor controllers, avionics backplanes, power distribution, or outward‑facing avionics test and integration.

        Responsibilities

        • Own avionics hardware from architecture and schematic design through PCB layout, bring-up, and production support
        • Drive design decisions including component selection, interfaces, and system tradeoffs
        • Lead hardware bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis across lab, integration, and flight test
        • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure avionics hardware meets performance, reliability, and mission requirements
        • Define and execute hardware validation strategies appropriate to development and flight maturity
        • Produce clear technical documentation covering designs, test results, and engineering changes
        • Partner with manufacturing and suppliers to transition hardware from prototype to production
        • Continuously improve designs based on test results, field data, and evolving requirements

        Requirements

        • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
        • 5–10+ years of professional hardware experience
        • Proven end-to-end ownership of avionics or high‑reliability electronic hardware
        • Strong experience with PCB design, bring‑up, and lab debugging
        • Ability to operate autonomously and drive hardware issues to closure

        ITAR Requirements: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

        Qualifications

        • Avionics, aerospace, missile, space, automotive, or defense hardware experience
        • Experience with motor controllers, backplanes, power electronics, or flight hardware
        • Familiarity with MIL‑STD or aerospace hardware standards (e.g., DO‑254 exposure)
        • Embedded systems or FPGA‑adjacent hardware experience
        • Experience supporting hardware in integration, test, or flight environments

        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. The 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.

        Benefits

        • Long-term stock incentives
        • Comprehensive medical, vision,

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