Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (Space Hardware)

Northwood Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking a Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing engineering team responsible for our avionics production from SMT assembly through box build and final tests. You will develop standards, processes, and controls to enable reliable avionics hardware at increasing production volumes.

You will collaborate with Electrical, Mechanical, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production to translate designs into repeatable manufacturing processes and continuously improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in electronics or avionics manufacturing engineering.
• Knowledge of SMT: stencil printing, pick-and-place, reflow, inspection, troubleshooting.
• Experience improving PCBAs and electronic assemblies manufacturing processes.
• Experience leading manufacturing problems to corrective action.
• Experience creating manufacturing docs, specs, and production controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead avionics production manufacturing engineering team across SMT, testing, thermal cycling, and box build.
• Develop and maintain avionics manufacturing standards, processes, and design guidelines.
• Own development, qualification, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes.
• Establish process controls, acceptance criteria, and production documentation.
• Lead selection and improvement of manufacturing equipment and tooling.
• Collaborate with design to improve manufacturability and testability.
• Drive NPI from prototypes to controlled production processes.
• Identify risks and drive root-cause corrective actions.
• Define and track yields, defect rates, cycle time, and process capability.
• Develop validation strategies for new equipment and materials.
• Coordinate with Quality Engineering on inspection, traceability, and nonconformance.
• Mentor manufacturing engineers and technicians.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

SMT processes

PCB Assemblies

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/mechanical/related field

Tools

IPC workmanship standards

MES systems

X-ray inspection

Conformal coating

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking a Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing engineering team responsible for our avionics production from SMT assembly through box build and final tests. You will develop standards, processes, and controls to enable reliable avionics hardware at increasing production volumes.

You will collaborate with Electrical, Mechanical, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production to translate designs into repeatable manufacturing processes and continuously improve