Hands-on Spacecraft Production Lead

Socket.dev; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xona is seeking a Lead Production Technician to support the build, test, and integration of the Xona spacecraft. This is a hands-on leadership role on the production floor, working with production, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and engineering in our new satellite production facility.

You will lead stand-ups, ensure safety, maintain cleanroom-like, ESD-safe practices, and guide assembly of electrical harnesses, mechanical structures, and testing activities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on mechanical or electrical assembly experience.
• 5+ years in a lead role coordinating production technicians.
• Experience reading schematics, drawings and assembly instructions with GD&T understanding.
• Bonus: IPC-A-610 and/or J-STD-001; harnessing IPC/WHMA-A-620 certifications.

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to production team lead, coordinating activities to meet schedule and quality.
• Adhere to safety protocols and maintain a cleanroom-like, ESD-safe environment.
• Assemble and integrate satellite components and subsystems per work instructions.
• Support cable routing, thermal insulation, and spacecraft-level assembly tasks.
• Measure, record, test and document data during assembly.
• Perform PCB handling and IPC workmanship testing; conduct functional tests.
• Maintain equipment, QA benches, fixtures, and procedures.
• Assist in refining assembly instructions to improve quality and efficiency.

Skills

Mechanical assembly

Electrical assembly

Lead role

Schematic interpretation

GD&T understanding

Safety protocols

ESD practices

Team training

Documentation and testing

Hand tools & test equipment

Tools

Hand tools

Torque tools

PCB test equipment

Multimeters / Oscilloscopes

DC power supplies

Job description

Xona is seeking a Lead Production Technician to support the build, test, and integration of the Xona spacecraft. This is a hands-on leadership role on the production floor, working with production, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and engineering in our new satellite production facility.

You will lead stand-ups, ensure safety, maintain cleanroom-like, ESD-safe practices, and guide assembly of electrical harnesses, mechanical structures, and testing activities.