Avionics Manufacturing Engineer III

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Pet insurance

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to lead scale-up of in-house production aligned with the launch schedule and product roadmap. The role focuses on improving manufacturability, test automation, and production processes in the Cedar Park facility.

You will drive design-for-manufacturing and support capital upgrades while collaborating with design and operations teams. The successful candidate will have a hands-on, problem-solving mindset, 7+ years in hardware

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects).
• Experience standing up low-volume, high mix production processes and tracking systems.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes for new types of electronic products
• New equipment procurement and process setup
• Experience modeling with 3D CAD software
• Familiarity with IPC standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610, and IPC-J-STD-001.
• Experience creating work instructions and standards for operators
• Working knowledge of typical manufacturing execution systems and quality management systems.

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

Skills

Mechanical hardware design

Electrical hardware design

Manufacturing process improvement

Problem solving

Cross-functional communication

Lean manufacturing

Hands-on engineering

Production troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent

Tools

3D CAD software

IPC standards (IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610, IPC-J-STD-001)

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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.

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.

This position will sit in our electronics manufacturing facility in Cedar Park, Texas.

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
• Experience with electronic box build, battery build, or cable harness build
• 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
• 7+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
• Effective communication in both technical and non-technical conversations
• Experience standing up low-volume, high mix production processes and tracking systems.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes for new types of electronic products
• New equipment procurement and process setup
• Experience modeling with 3D CAD software
• Familiarity with IPC standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610, and IPC-J-STD-001.
• 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.