Avionics Manufacturing Engineer I — Scale-Up for Space Launches

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Pet Insurance

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas, is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to scale our in-house production to meet a dynamic launch schedule and product roadmap. You will lead manufacturing and test process improvements, drive manufacturability with design teams, and implement new equipment and processes to deliver reliable avionics hardware.

Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and 1–2 years of hands-on experience in high-volume production environments, with a focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• Self-motivated to implement goals and solve complex problems with little supervision.
• Hands-on approach with a focus on continuous improvement through creative problem solving.
• 1-2 years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware.
• Effective communication in both technical and non-technical conversations.
• Experience standing up high-volume production processes and tracking systems.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes for new types of products (e.g. Battery Manufacturing).
• New equipment procurement and process setup.
• Experience modeling with 3D CAD software.
• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-A-620).
• Experience creating work instructions and standards for operators.
• Working knowledge of typical MES and QMS.

Responsibilities

• Support avionics production from design release to delivery, removing blockers.
• Optimize and automate manufacturing and test processes to improve quality and throughput.
• Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and revisions.
• Resolve non-conformances and implement root cause corrective actions.
• Work with design team to optimize manufacturability and standardization.
• Plan and execute capital equipment upgrades with stakeholders and business cases.
• Develop and maintain planning, production, quality, ERP, data collection processes.
• Support integration, test, and launch operations as required.

Skills

Problem solving

Hands-on

Communication

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

Manufacturing execution systems

Quality management systems

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas, is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to scale our in-house production to meet a dynamic launch schedule and product roadmap. You will lead manufacturing and test process improvements, drive manufacturability with design teams, and implement new equipment and processes to deliver reliable avionics hardware.

Candidates should have a relevant engineering degree and 1–2 years of hands-on experience in high-volume production environments, with a focus