Avionics Manufacturing Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Pet Insurance

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a talented Avionics Manufacturing Engineer in Cedar Park, TX, to scale up in-house production to align with the launch schedule and product roadmap. You will shape the team and processes guiding avionics manufacturing.

The role emphasizes design for manufacturability, automation, and continuous improvement, with opportunities to lead critical production initiatives in a fast-paced space tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware.
• 5+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds.
• Hands-on problem solving with little supervision.
• Experience standing up high-volume production processes and tracking systems.
• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-A-620).
• Experience creating work instructions and standards for operators.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing execution systems and quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Support avionics production in all aspects from design release through production delivery by removing blockers and solving problems.
• Optimize and automate manufacturing and test processes to improve quality and throughput.
• Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions.
• Resolve non-conformances found in the production process and implement root cause corrective actions.
• Work closely with the design team to optimize manufacturability and design standardization.
• Identify, plan and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades with stakeholders.
• Develop, introduce, and maintain new planning, production, quality, ERP, data collection and analysis processes.
• Support integration, test, and launch operations as required.

Skills

Self-motivated

Hands-on

Effective communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace engineering or equivalent

Advanced degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace engineering or equivalent

Tools

3D CAD software

IPC standards (IPC-A-620)

MES (manufacturing execution systems)

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

THIS position will be in our Cedar Park, TX location

SUMMARY

Firefly Aerospace is looking for a talented and highly motivated Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to help lead the charge to scale up our in-house production capabilities to align with the launch schedule and exciting product roadmap. This is a great opportunity to shape the team and production processes that will guide the future of avionics production at Firefly Aerospace.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support avionics production in all aspects from design release through production delivery by constantly removing blockers and solving problems
• Optimize and automate manufacturing and test processes to improve quality and throughput
• Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions
• Resolve non-conformances found in the production process and implement root cause corrective actions
• Work closely with the design team to optimize manufacturability and design standardization
• Identify, plan and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet production requirements by working closely with all stakeholders to prepare business cases
• Develop, introduce, and maintain new planning, production, quality, ERP, data collection and analysis, and other processes where none exist
• Support integration, test, and launch operations as required

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
• 2+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds
• 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
• Effective communication in both technical and non-technical conversations
• Advanced Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
• 5+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds
• Experience standing up high-volume production processes and tracking systems.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes for new types of products (i.e. – Battery Manufacturing)
• New equipment procurement and process setup (i.e. – Laser Wire Stripper)
• Experience modeling with 3D CAD software
• Familiarity with IPC standards (i.e. IPC-A-620)
• Experience creating work instructions and standards for operators
• Working knowledge of typical manufacturing execution systems and quality management systems.

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, pet Insurance, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.