PCBA Manufacturing Engineering Lead – Space Hardware

USA Tech Recruit; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Tech Recruit is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for PCBA in space hardware. You will lead development through production, establishing robust processes and building production infrastructure.

The role focuses on scaling internal PCBA production, ensuring quality, reliability, and traceability for mission-critical hardware, while leading a high-performing engineering team. You will own production layout, equipment, tooling, and capacity planning, delivering high-rate production

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years experience in manufacturing engineering or electronics manufacturing.
• Proven track record taking electronic products from development into production and scaling operations.
• Experience leading manufacturing/production engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of electronics manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, inspection and test.
• Experience applying Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) and Design-for-Assembly (DFA) principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of manufacturing engineers, specialists, and technicians for PCBA assembly and test across development and flight hardware.
• Develop and execute production strategy for establishing and scaling internal PCBA manufacturing capabilities.
• Own transition of PCBA products from development to repeatable, high-rate production.
• Define manufacturing processes, equipment requirements, tooling, fixtures, test systems, and supporting infrastructure.
• Select and implement production equipment and process technologies for complex, high-reliability assemblies.
• Establish production capacity plans aligned with aggressive factory rate and delivery requirements.
• Own physical production layout and factory flow from receiving through assembly, inspection, test to finished product.

Skills

PCBA production

DFM/DFA

Team leadership

Production planning

Process optimization

Job description

USA Tech Recruit is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for PCBA in space hardware. You will lead development through production, establishing robust processes and building production infrastructure.

The role focuses on scaling internal PCBA production, ensuring quality, reliability, and traceability for mission-critical hardware, while leading a high-performing engineering team. You will own production layout, equipment, tooling, and capacity planning, delivering high-rate production