Avionics Lead Technician — PCBA/Rework Hero

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Castelion is seeking an Avionics Lead – PCBA / Rework to lead floor activities, guide technicians, and ensure high-reliability board repair and rework. You will own process flow, manage blockers, and coordinate with Quality, Planning, and Engineering to keep schedules on track.

The role requires deep hands-on PCBA expertise, strong communication, and the ability to mentor technicians while enforcing IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 standards on flight hardware. Location: Torrance, CA.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on PCBA assembly and rework experience.
• Experience with component removal and replacement, jumper wires, trace repair, staking, conformal coating, or similar board-level work.
• Strong understanding of soldering workmanship and inspection requirements.
• Working knowledge of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, and IPC-7711/7721.
• Ability to read drawings, assembly instructions, schematics, and rework documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Experience working on high-reliability or flight hardware preferred.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Ability to train and mentor technicians.
• Comfortable working directly with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and production leadership.
• Must be proactive and willing to escalate technical and schedule risks early.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily visibility of PCBA and rework jobs in progress.
• Identify technical blockers, material shortages, equipment issues, missing instructions, engineering questions, and schedule risks early.
• Drive blockers to the correct support team and follow through until the issue is resolved.
• Communicate delays and risks to the Avionics Supervisor before they impact schedule.
• Serve as the first technical point of contact for technicians performing PCBA assembly and rework.
• Support component removal, installation, replacement, jumper installation, wire modifications, staking, conformal coating, and board repair.
• Review complex or high-risk rework before work begins.
• Help determine the proper sequence, tooling, equipment, and process needed to perform rework safely.
• Verify technicians are working to the correct revision, released rework instruction, component, orientation, and process.
• Identify risks related to pads, traces, vias, laminate damage, heat exposure, cleanliness, ESD, or component damage.
• Make sure technicians have the correct soldering equipment, tips, microscopes, materials, and tooling.
• Coordinate with Quality for inspection points and final acceptance.
• Make sure inspections are planned before work becomes inaccessible.
• Support troubleshooting and disposition of workmanship or hardware issues.
• Support first article and first-build activity.
• Train and mentor technicians on PCBA workmanship and rework processes.
• Reinforce IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721, and internal workmanship requirements as applicable.
• Identify recurring defects and process failures and work with Manufacturing Engineering on improvements.
• Support development and review of clear rework instructions.
• Maintain accurate status and clear communication during daily stand-ups and production meetings.
• Help maintain organized, safe, and ESD-compliant work areas.

Skills

PCBA assembly

Rework

Soldering workmanship

IPC standards

Reading drawings

Troubleshooting

Team mentorship

Communication

Process control

Tools

IPC-A-610

J-STD-001

IPC-7711/7721

Job description

Castelion is seeking an Avionics Lead – PCBA / Rework to lead floor activities, guide technicians, and ensure high-reliability board repair and rework. You will own process flow, manage blockers, and coordinate with Quality, Planning, and Engineering to keep schedules on track.

The role requires deep hands-on PCBA expertise, strong communication, and the ability to mentor technicians while enforcing IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 standards on flight hardware. Location: Torrance, CA.