Avionics PCBA Manufacturing Engineer — Launch Hardware

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Bonuses

Health benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA) to own the full PCBA manufacturing process for launch vehicles and crew capsules. You will drive manufacturability, champion continuous improvement, and serve as the primary interface between avionics, supply chain, and production to meet throughput goals.

You will design tooling, qualify new equipment, support design updates for manufacturing, and develop procedures for a smooth transition from development to production while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between avionics engineering, supply chain, production, etc. to ensure rate objectives are met through manufacturing and test.
• Implement, simplify, and automate high reliability manufacturing processes so that the production teams can operate independently of engineering.
• Work with peer engineering, and support teams to drive design updates in response to manufacturing issues, part obsolescence, and system requirement changes.
• Select and qualify new equipment for electronics manufacturing and drive continuous improvement on existing assets.
• Design, develop, validate, and implement tooling to ensure manufacturing repeatability and efficiency.
• Contribute to design reviews acting as an expert in design for manufacturability, design for testability, yield improvements, supplier capabilities assessments, quality control, etc.
• Primary point of contact for production non-conforming product, troubleshooting, root cause, failure investigations and corrective actions.
• Prepare engineering documentation necessary for the transition from development to production including assembly procedures, test procedures, standard operating procedures, schematic diagrams, bills of materials, suitable alternate parts lists and mechanical drawings.
• Develop training requirements for production personnel.
• Work creatively and innovative to support SpaceX's lofty goals by always being prepared to challenge the status quo.

Skills

PCB design

Manufacturing

DFM

DFT

3D CAD

Rapid prototyping

SQL basics

Design reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

X-Ray

In-Circuit Testing

SMT

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA) to own the full PCBA manufacturing process for launch vehicles and crew capsules. You will drive manufacturability, champion continuous improvement, and serve as the primary interface between avionics, supply chain, and production to meet throughput goals.

You will design tooling, qualify new equipment, support design updates for manufacturing, and develop procedures for a smooth transition from development to production while