Manager, Development Test

Castelion Corporation • Torrance, CA

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About The Position

Castelion is rapidly developing and delivering advanced defense systems at a time when execution and technical excellence matter more than ever. We move fast, focus hard, and build real capability—not just concepts. This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage where your work will directly shape critical systems, influence major technical decisions, and have immediate real-world impact.
Role Overview
The Manager, Development Test leads R&D testing in a fast-paced development environment to reduce hardware development time and increase reliability. You own the test strategy, build/operate test systems, lead a growing team, and drive clear visibility into testing progress across the company.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on hardware testing, prototyping, lab-based engineering, and project management experience.
• Strong familiarity with instrumentation, sensors, and data acquisition systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading and growing engineering and technician teams and driving cross-functional execution.
• Experience writing technical reports, procedures and, and building test result capture frameworks.
• Demonstrated capability to evaluate system-level risk and develop test strategies that are aligned with and approved by the customer.

Nice To Haves

• Background in structural or reliability testing in aerospace, automotive, or related industries.
• Comfort in high-rate development or rapid prototyping environments.
• Proficiency with automation tools (Python, LabVIEW, JIRA, DEWESoft, etc.).
• Exposure to the physics of failure analysis and reliability engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of 4-7 engineers and technicians.
• Design, build, train and operate test systems from concept through execution (01 development).
• Own the R&D development test strategy across structural, dynamic, functional, and environmental domains.
• Maintain a daily updated companywide dashboard with visibility into testing progress and priorities to balance speed, rigor, and resources.
• Drive tests to failure and identify primary and secondary failure modes.
• Manage multiple parallel test campaigns with effective prioritization and ownership.
• Maintain and improve test infrastructure, lab capabilities, and external resources.
• Set a culture of safety

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.

What This Job Offers

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