Avionics Production Engineer (Senior-Lead)

True Anomaly; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO & holidays

401(k)

Parental leave

HSA options

Job summary

True Anomaly in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior/Lead Avionics Production Engineer to own production engineering strategy for avionics hardware across spacecraft programs. You will build scalable manufacturing processes, lead production engineering teams, and partner with design engineering to drive manufacturability from concept through high-rate production.

Level and compensation will be determined by experience and scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, electrical, computer engineering or related field.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability manufacturing.
• Strong communication and collaboration across functions.
• Experience with PLM/MES and data controls.
• AS9100 experience and quality systems.
• Hands-on hardware fabrication experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead avionics production engineers and manage performance.
• Own production engineering strategy and execution for avionics components.
• Drive design-for-manufacturability through technical reviews.
• Set up scaling of spacecraft avionics manufacturing for developmental and rate production.
• Develop documentation and work instructions for assembly, integration, and test.
• Provide on-floor support to address bottlenecks and issues.
• Drive continuous improvements using production metrics.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain on vendor and make/buy decisions.
• Oversee calibration and certification of ground support equipment.

Skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional influence

PLM experience

MES experience

AS9100 experience

Hands-on hardware

Hardware integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLM systems

MES systems

Data management

Job description

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

Our Mission

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

Our Values

• Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
• It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

Your Mission

We are revolutionizing spacecraft systems and are searching for candidates passionate about hands‑on engineering and advancing new technologies in space. As a Senior/Lead Avionics Production Engineer, you will own production engineering strategy and execution for avionics hardware across multiple spacecraft programs. You will build scalable manufacturing processes, lead and develop production engineering teams, and partner with design engineering to drive manufacturability from concept through high‑rate production. This role requires deep technical expertise, proven leadership in production environments, and the ability to build systems and teams that scale from prototype to volume manufacturing.

Level and compensation will be determined based on experience, technical depth, leadership capability, and scope of prior manufacturing programs owned.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of avionics production engineers, providing technical guidance, production metrics, skill development, and performance management.
• Own the production engineering strategy and execution for avionics components and systems to achieve cost, rate, and quality targets.
• Drive technical reviews with design engineering and make critical go/no-go production engineering decisions to ensure design is manufacturable.
• Own the setup and scaling of spacecraft avionics manufacturing factory capabilities for developmental programs and rate production.
• Develop technical documentation and work instructions for the assembly, integration, and test of avionics subsystems including flight computers, power systems, RF/communications hardware, harnesses, and related ground support equipment and tooling.
• Directly support production on the floor to ensure efficient build of avionics hardware, addressing bottlenecks and non‑conformances, and troubleshooting technical issues as needed.
• Drive continuous improvements and corrective actions to increase efficiency and reliability of avionics hardware manufacturing by utilizing production metrics.
• Drive engagement with Supply Chain on vendor management and make/buy strategies.
• Oversee calibration and certification of electrical ground support equipment including bench power supplies, oscilloscopes, cable testers, and functional test equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, electrical, computer engineering or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering for aerospace, defense, or high-reliability systems commensurate with the level of responsibility.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to influence design decisions, drive cross‑functional alignment, and present technical information to diverse audiences.
• Experience with PLM, MES, configuration and data management controls and systems.
• Experience working to AS9100 process and standards.
• Experience with hands‑on‑hardware and fabrication methods.
• Experience building and producing classified hardware in SCIFs or SAP facilities.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in design, manufacturing, testing, and integration of spacecraft avionics components (e.g., flight computers, IMUs, power distribution units, batteries, solar arrays, RF systems, cable harnesses).
• Experience in selecting and commissioning equipment to enable production of wire harnesses, PCBA, Line Replaceable Units.
• Expert‑level understanding of aerospace electronics standards including IPC‑610/620, IPC J‑STD‑001, and AS9100 quality systems.
• Experience in spacecraft electrical integration, with an emphasis on harness routing, connector interface control, EMI/EMC considerations, and systems integration on vehicle.
• Background in spacecraft avionics functional, environmental, and qualification testing (thermal‑vacuum, EMI/EMC, vibration).
• Experience with software loading, firmware configuration, and hardware‑in‑the‑loop test processes.

Compensation

Base Salary:

• $140,000–$175,000

Equity + Benefits

Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401(k), Parental Leave.

Additional Requirements

• Work Location—Successful candidates will be located near Long Beach, CA. While we observe a hybrid work environment, some work must be done on site.
• Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person’s working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. 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.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.