Director of Test

Castelion Corporation • Torrance, CA

5h

About The Position

Castelion is seeking a Director of Test to lead development, flight, production, and energetics testing. The role is accountable for building the technical and organizational capabilities needed to test and qualify missiles, setting technical direction, and developing a team that can execute testing safely and quickly.

The Director will own the company’s test strategy and operating model, establish appropriate standards and processes, and distinguish fast, risk-informed development testing from the rigor and traceability required for qualification and production. The role also partners across engineering, programs, manufacturing, Quality, EHS, and national test ranges to develop test capabilities and support safe test planning and execution.

This position may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information. If designated, employment may depend on obtaining and maintaining required security clearances or other government authorization and meeting applicable citizenship or eligibility requirements. The position also requires access to export-controlled information without the need for additional export licensing.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience.
• Experience leading large teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record developing and managing large-scale structural test stands.
• Deep knowledge of industry standards for test instrumentation, data acquisition systems, actuators, and test automation.
• Experience with hazardous testing and field operations.
• Strong mechanical design fundamentals and knowledge of best practices for ground-systems design.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with energetics handling and testing, including solid rocket motors and warheads.
• Experience with production testing for medium- to high-rate production lines.
• Knowledge of mechanisms testing and associated failure modes.
• Experience with PLCs and industrial automation.
• Background supporting flight test or launch operations.
• Knowledge of flight testing high-energy rocket systems and range safety.

Responsibilities

• Own Castelion’s overall test strategy and operating model across development, qualification, flight, and production testing, including mechanisms, structural, environmental, and energetics testing.
• Establish common test standards, readiness criteria, risk-management practices, and documentation with rigor appropriate to each testing phase.
• Maintain a distinction between development testing and production testing, enabling fast, pragmatic, risk-informed development tests while ensuring qualification and production tests are rigorous, repeatable, and traceable.
• Ensure test processes are lightweight and fit for purpose.
• Partner with Programs, Design Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering to develop a test capability roadmap.
• Build the test organization’s capabilities through recruiting, team development, facilities, equipment, software, and automation.
• Partner with Quality and EHS to ensure test plans, procedures, and operating practices appropriately address hardware reliability, personnel safety, and operational risk.
• Establish consistent processes for test planning, anomaly and failure review, corrective action, lessons learned, and risk acceptance.
• Collaborate with national test ranges on test planning, range safety, and test execution.

Benefits

• Castelion offers a generous benefits package; details are available at the bottom of its Careers page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director