Avionics Manufacturing Director: Build Satellite Systems

Millennium Space Systems; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium Space Systems is seeking a senior leader to head Avionics Manufacturing. This role guides the assembly, testing, and delivery of satellite components and provides technical leadership across avionics and electro-mechanical manufacturing teams.

The candidate will manage engineers and technicians, drive continuous improvement, and coordinate production transitions, with a focus on meeting schedules and quality standards in a high-security aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years’ experience in manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, test engineering materials and process engineering, or similar field in Aerospace, Automotive, or Commercial industries.
• Bring a level of subject matter expertise to one of the following areas: harnessing, PCB assemblies, structural assembly, structural bonding, mechanisms, or composite honeycomb machining.
• High level of proficiency in MRP/ERP systems.
• Knowledge of satellite manufacturing engineering principles and concepts.
• Experience working with a union represented workforce.
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to manufacturing personnel. Responsible for ensuring that product is manufactured safely to the highest quality standards and service levels while achieving cost improvement goals
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the health of Manufacturing and Production with respect to capacity, work force, throughput, and bottle necks
• Assist with Millennium factory build efforts with respect to: staffing, planning of satellite production lines, and flight program builds (both classified and unclassified)
• Define and execute continuous improvement strategies and initiatives to achieve business objectives
• With the assistance of team leads, may manage manufacturing engineers and all technicians (avionics and harness, electro-mechanical, mechanical, and environmental test) to produce satellite components and support integration
• Lead and execute tasks required to transition hardware build from low-rate initial production to higher rate production
• Lead and execute tasks required to transition hardware build to different manufacturing locations
• Support proposals for future contracts and coordinate throughout the proposal gate review process
• Support and implement AS9100 Quality practices
• Partner with Boeing Space Mission Systems Operations counterparts as a Boeing non-fully integrated subsidiary leader
• Manage Millennium Space Systems’ Manufacturing OH and Process Improvement budgets, and capital budgets
• Communicate state of the company to manufacturing and production personnel
• Electro-Mechanical Integration: Oversee the seamless integration of avionics suites into the satellite chassis, ensuring all electro-mechanical interfaces meet strict flight requirements and tolerances
• Technical Quality Standards: Implement and enforce industry-standard electronics manufacturing practices (e.g., IPC standards) alongside AS9100 Quality practices to ensure the reliability of avionics hardware
• Avionics Production Scaling: Lead the transition of avionics and electro-mechanical hardware builds from LRIP to high-rate production to meet constellation delivery timelines
• Complex Assembly Management: Develop and maintain throughput and capacity models specifically for avionics assembly, identifying bottlenecks in the electro-mechanical build process
• Test & Verification: Coordinate with test engineering to ensure avionics components are manufactured for testability and that functional verification is integrated into the production flow

Skills

15+ years experience

Harnessing

PCB assemblies

Structural assembly

Structural bonding

Mechanisms

Composite honeycomb machining

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Millennium Space Systems is seeking a senior leader to head Avionics Manufacturing. This role guides the assembly, testing, and delivery of satellite components and provides technical leadership across avionics and electro-mechanical manufacturing teams.

The candidate will manage engineers and technicians, drive continuous improvement, and coordinate production transitions, with a focus on meeting schedules and quality standards in a high-security aerospace environment.