Flight-Ready Avionics Manufacturing Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

Stock options

401(k)

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to own the full manufacturing process of avionics hardware, including PCBA and sensors, assembly and environmental testing. You will drive manufacturability, lead design for testability, and champion continuous improvement across product, process, and equipment while collaborating with engineering, supply chain, and production teams.

This hands-on role requires strong problem solving, communication, and initiative to resolve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of professional experience in design and/or production of mechanical or electronics 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 such 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 innovate to support SpaceX's lofty goals by always being prepared to challenge the status quo.

Skills

Design for manufacturability

Design for testability

Hands-on engineering

Manufacturing process optimization

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

GD&T

3D printing

SQL databases

Machining principles

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to own the full manufacturing process of avionics hardware, including PCBA and sensors, assembly and environmental testing. You will drive manufacturability, lead design for testability, and champion continuous improvement across product, process, and equipment while collaborating with engineering, supply chain, and production teams.

This hands-on role requires strong problem solving, communication, and initiative to resolve