Aerospace Electronics Assembly Lead

Ipd Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity (ESOP)

Annual leave + personal/sick leave

Public holidays

Job summary

Space Machines Company is seeking an Electronics Technician in Sydney (Botany) to support Rendezvous and Proximity Operations hardware. You will rework, test, and integrate flight electronics, harnesses and lab equipment in a controlled environment.

You will collaborate with electronics designers, maintain lab discipline, and contribute to build, test and environmental campaigns. In-office role with growth opportunities within the AIT team.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification or diploma in electronics or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on experience building, testing or maintaining electronic hardware in aerospace or other high‑reliability fields.
• Experience soldering and rework on fine-pitch surface mount and through-hole assemblies.
• Experience manufacturing and testing wiring harnesses and cable assemblies.
• Proficient with lab instruments (oscilloscopes, multimeters, bench supplies, logic analyzers) and reading schematics.

Responsibilities

• Rework, repair and modify populated electronic assemblies to flight standards.
• Manufacture, modify and test flight and EGSE wiring harnesses.
• Own the electronics lab end to end: tooling, consumables, calibration and ESD control.
• Run subsystem and unit level test campaigns and capture traceable data.
• Support prototype bring-up and fault-finding with the design team.
• Perform flight hardware assembly and integration under controlled conditions.
• Write procedures and keep as-built records for regulators.
• Provide feedback on manufacturability and testability early in the design cycle.

Skills

Electronics

Avionics

Mechatronics

High-reliability

Education

Electronics diploma

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Bench supplies

Logic analyzers

Job description

Space Machines Company is seeking an Electronics Technician in Sydney (Botany) to support Rendezvous and Proximity Operations hardware. You will rework, test, and integrate flight electronics, harnesses and lab equipment in a controlled environment.

You will collaborate with electronics designers, maintain lab discipline, and contribute to build, test and environmental campaigns. In-office role with growth opportunities within the AIT team.