Avionics Production Technician

firefly; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas, is seeking an Avionics Production Technician to join the avionics and integration teams. You will fabricate and assemble high-quality wire harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies for space launch hardware, with emphasis on documentation and QA readiness.

Candidates should have 1–4 years in harness or related assembly, familiarity with soldering, crimping, and IPC standards, and the ability to work in a fast-paced production environment.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years related experience in wire harness or box and battery assembly.
• Basic electro-mechanical assembly skills.
• Attention to detail with accuracy.
• Knowledge of IPC 620, IPC 610 and J-STD and related techniques.
• Mentoring to fellow team members.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and assemble high quality wire harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Ensure proper documentation for QA inspection.
• Demonstrate harness repair techniques including splicing, soldering, and pinning.
• Read and interpret planning docs, schematics, wiring diagrams and specs.
• Provide feedback to engineering on quality and improvements.
• Comply with FOD, tool control, 5-S and safety regulations.
• Self-monitor progress to meet on-time delivery.

Skills

Wire harness assembly

Soldering

Crimping

Electrical assembly

Documentation

MS Office basics

Communication

IPC standards

Mentoring

Tools

IPC 620

IPC 610

J-STD-001

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.

SUMMARY

Firefly Avionics Production Technicians work closely with the Avionics and Integration teams in the design, build, integration, and test of fully functional space launch rockets, satellites, and landers. This work primarily includes the assembly of avionics harnesses and associated flight hardware.The compensation and responsibilities will be adjusted to match the experience level and abilities of the candidate. This position will sit in our electronics manufacturing facility in Cedar Park, Texas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fabricate and assemble high quality, high reliability wire harnesses and electro-mechanical assemblies
• Ensures that all work performed is properly and completely documented in preparation for QA inspection
• Demonstrates effective harness repair techniques using acceptable practices including splicing, soldering, and pinning of wiring
• Read and interpret planning documents, process controls, schematics, wiring diagrams, specifications, drawings, manuals, blueprints, and engineering sketches
• Provide feedback to engineering on quality, discrepancy identification and manufacturing and design improvements
• Comply with the company FOD program, tool control program, 5-S program, and all safety regulations
• Self-monitor work progress against area benchmarks and achieve on time delivery of all work

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• 1-4 years related work experience in wire harness assembly or box and battery assembly.
• Demonstrates basic technical skills in electro-mechanical assembly
• Excellent concentration and attention to detail with first-rate work efficiency and accuracy
• Industry experience related to harness assembly including wire preparation, connector termination and assembly, soldering, and layup
• Must have the dexterity and ability to perform hands on harness assembly for extended periods of time
• Basic computer skills with the ability to use e-mail and associated MS office programs
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and teamwork skills
• Knowledge of industry standards (i.e. – IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-610, IPC-J-STD-001) and associated assembly techniques (i.e. – crimping, soldering, wire preparation)
• Mentoring to fellow team members. Level III team members will mentor level I and II team members.

Desired

• Experience in a fast-paced, constant-changing production environment with flight hardware
• Military and/or civilian aircraft production experience
• Certifications in IPC 620, 610 and J-STD

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 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