Avionics Manufacturing Engineer II: Scale Space Production

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

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.