PCBA SMT Technician

Cantos Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Healthcare coverage

401(k) plan

On-site meals

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Astranis in Northern California designs, builds, and operates satellites, delivering secure networks to enterprises, governments, and defense customers. The SMT Technician will program PCBA assembly machines and support the SMT process to meet development and production dates.

You will develop reflow profiles, program paste printers and jet printers, create AOI programs, and verify processes with x-ray inspection, while collaborating with design and manufacturing engineers. On-site 5 days a week.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2+ years hands-on technician experience in aerospace/automotive or similar.
• Ability to read assembly drawings and travelers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to support new developments.

Responsibilities

• Develop reflow profiles that meet TAL and peak temperature requirements.
• Program a paste printer, pick and place machine and jet printer and verify programs are defect free.
• Create automated AOI programs for PCBA inspection.
• Develop selective soldering (SLS) profiles and verify with x-ray inspection.
• Support wash, depanel and x-ray inspection processes.

Skills

SMT technician hands-on

Reading drawings

Cross-functional teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Jet printers

Pick and place machines

Reflow ovens

AOI

X-ray inspection

Job description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.

Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

PCBA SMT Technician

As an SMT Technician at Astranis, you'll be working to program the machines that assemble the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) on our satellites and ground support equipment. You'll support the entire SMT process and quickly resolve line-down events to meet development and production need dates.

Role

• Develop reflow profiles that meet peak temperature and time above liquidus (TAL) requirements
• Program a paste printer, pick and place machine and jet printer and verify the programs are defect free
• Create automated optical inspection (AOI) programs
• Develop selective soldering (SLS) profiles and verify the programs with x-ray inspection
• Support wash, depanel and x-ray inspection processes

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 2+ years of experience working hands‑on as a technician in the aerospace, automotive, or similar industries
• Can read assembly drawings, work instructions, and travelers
• Work with cross functional engineering team to support new developments
• Collaborate with design and manufacturing engineers to develop and document future activities
• Must be onsite 5 days a week
• Excellent attention to detail

Bonus

• A.S. electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering technology or equivalent technical programs
• IPC-A-610 certification and experience with Class 3 and J-STD-001 Space Addendum assemblies
• Experience with programming jet printers, pick and place machines, reflow ovens, AOI and selective soldering machines
• Experience with x-ray inspection and wash processes

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Hourly Pay

$36—$52 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Our mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we invite all people to join our team and bring their unique perspectives to make us stronger.

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