Castelion
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (RF Systems & Radomes)
Torrance, CA +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Rio Rancho, NM
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 5+ years in mechanical design for aerospace or high-performance systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent on the ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If classified or restricted-government access requirements apply, employment may also depend on obtaining and maintaining required U.S. Government clearance or authorization and satisfying applicable citizenship or eligibility requirements.
About the job
Designs, analyzes, builds, and validates radomes and RF subsystem packaging for hypersonic flight vehicles, balancing structural and thermal survivability with RF performance.
What you'll do
- Design RF-transparent structures and RF subsystem packaging, including interfaces, mounting, and environmental protection.
- Perform structural, thermal, tolerance, and alignment analyses; optimize for mass, RF transparency, and manufacturability.
- Support prototyping, hardware testing and troubleshooting, and qualification test planning; mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical design for aerospace or high-performance systems.
- Experience designing radomes, RF-transparent structures, or RF/antenna packaging; familiarity with RF performance considerations.
- Strong structural and thermal analysis background, proficiency with CAD and analysis tools, and experience with tolerance stack-up and hardware build/test.
Tools
NX, SolidWorks, ANSYS
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