Avionics Supply Analysis Engineer

PLD Space; Elche; Presencial; EUR 42.000 - 66.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Physiotherapy

50% health insurance discount

Family health insurance option

Healthy snacks

Descripción de la vacante

PLD Space, headquartered in Elche, Spain, seeks a proactive engineer to coordinate avionics, electrical harnesses, and electronic systems across engineering, production, and supply chain. You will ensure timely material availability, monitor costs and schedules, and drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes.

The role requires experience with avionics, electrical systems, BOMs, and ERP tools; fluency in English and Spanish; and a strong focus on planning, cost control, and

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, electronic, electrical or industrial engineering.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or industrial environments with avionics/electrical systems.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and integration for electrical harnesses and avionics units.
• Ability to interpret schematics, BOMs, and engineering docs.
• Understanding of production planning and manufacturing execution processes.
• Experience with non-conformities, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Proficient in Excel; experience with ERP like SAP or Odoo; basic PM tools.

Responsabilidades

• Analyze technical data for avionics and electrical systems across lifecycle.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor production and integration activities.
• Review electrical schematics, manufacturing drawings, and BOMs.
• Track KPIs and support data-driven decisions.
• Investigate non-conformities and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality and Supply Chain to drive improvements.
• Ensure traceability and configuration control of avionics and electrical systems.
• Support DfM initiatives to enhance producibility and quality.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure scheduling and budgeting visibility.

Conocimientos

Aerospace Engineering

Electrical Systems

Avionics

Data Analysis

Excel

ERP (SAP/Odoo)

MS Project

Educación

Bachelor's Degree (Aerospace/Electrical)

Herramientas

Altium Designer

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Descripción del empleo

About PLD Space

PLD Space is an international company on a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space has established itself as a global benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsule position the company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.

PLD Space operates over 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Mission

As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team, you will play a key role in coordinating planning, procurement, and execution activities related to avionics, electrical harnesses, and electronic systems across engineering, production, and supply chain functions.

You will act as the primary interface between Engineering, Production, Program Management, Purchasing, Quality, Finance, and Supply Chain teams, ensuring the timely availability of materials, services, and technical documentation required for the manufacturing and integration of avionics hardware. You will support planning activities, monitor costs and schedules, track risks and non-conformities, and provide clear visibility of budgets, orders, deliveries, and production progress.

In addition, you will contribute to the industrialization and continuous improvement of electrical and electronic products, supporting the definition and optimization of manufacturing and integration processes, production documentation, BOM structures, tooling specifications, and quality control points.

This role is ideal for an organized and proactive engineer with a strong technical understanding of electrical harnesses, electronic units, avionics hardware, and aerospace manufacturing processes. The successful candidate will be capable of communicating effectively with engineering teams while maintaining strong planning, cost control, and operational discipline within complex aerospace programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze technical data related to avionics, electrical, and electronic systems throughout their manufacturing, integration, testing, and operational lifecycle.
• Support the planning, coordination, and monitoring of production and integration activities for avionics equipment, electrical systems, wiring harnesses, panels, and electronic units.
• Review and interpret engineering documentation, electrical schematics, manufacturing drawings, technical specifications, and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Track production progress and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to support data-driven decision-making.
• Investigate, document, and follow up on manufacturing non-conformities, technical incidents, and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to identify risks, resolve technical issues, and drive process improvements.
• Ensure traceability, configuration control, and compliance of avionics and electrical systems throughout manufacturing and integration activities.
• Support industrialization and Design for Manufacturing (DfM) initiatives to improve producibility, quality, and efficiency.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities using Lean Manufacturing methodologies and best practices.
• Act as the focal point between Avionics Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure the effective planning, manufacturing, integration, and traceability of onboard electrical and electronic systems.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Fluent in both English and Spanish, written and spoken.

Experience & Technical Knowledge

• Experience in aerospace, aviation, defense, or industrial environments involving avionics, electrical, or electronic systems.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and integration processes for electrical harnesses, wiring systems, electronic assemblies, and avionics units.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, electrical schematics, manufacturing drawings, engineering documentation, and BOM structures.
• Understanding of production planning and manufacturing execution processes.
• Experience managing non-conformities, production issues, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of data analysis techniques and performance indicator reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel.
• Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP, Odoo, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with project planning and scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or similar platforms.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with electronic and electrical design tools such as Altium Designer.
• Familiarity with CAD/PLM environments such as Siemens NX, Teamcenter, or equivalent platforms.
• Knowledge of aerospace standards related to electrical and electronic systems integration and manufacturing (ECSS, NASA, IPC, or equivalent).
• Project management training or certification (PMI or similar frameworks).
• Experience in high-technology aerospace, aviation, space, or defense programs.
• Participation in Design for Manufacturing (DfM), industrialization, or production optimization projects.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to identify risks, opportunities, and preventive actions.
• Results-oriented approach with a focus on execution and continuous improvement.
• Ability to perform in fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving environments.

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Physiotherapy within our facilities
• 50% discount on your health insurance
• You can sign-up your family members with health insurance at a competitive price.
• Healthy snacks and lots of fruit

Find balance

• 23 days of paid vacation plus December 24th and 31st
• Flexible work schedule

Never stop learning

• We encourage practical learning
• We promote professional development through internal mobility and teamwork

Focus on your financial future

• Childcare flexible contributions
• Restaurant tickets
• Transport flexible contributions
• Training support

Values

We have four critical beliefs that guide the way PLD Space is shaping the future of space launch technologies.

• Teamwork.
• Hard work.
• Dynamism.
• Commitment.
• Keep it simple.

Join us to reinvent how rockets are built!