Principal PCBA Manufacturing Engineer, Spaceflight

Frontdoor Defense

Redondo Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 200,000 - 230,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach, CA is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA) to lead PCBAs for spaceflight hardware, bridging design and manufacturing to ensure manufacturability, testability and reliability. You will own PCBA specifications and drive qualification of manufacturing processes across SMT, rework, conformal coating, staking and inspection.

As the subject-matter expert, you will collaborate with design engineers, guide process improvements, support environmental testing

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in an engineering field related to PCBA manufacturing.
10+ years of manufacturing experience with PCBAs (SMT, coating, underfill).
10+ years of PCBA inspection experience (X-ray/CT, flying probe, AOI).
Deep understanding of PCB materials and PCBA manufacturing processes.
Strong hands-on knowledge of soldering and rework techniques.
Experience with soldering physics, fluxes, alloys and defects.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership as PCBA SME across the company.
Develop, qualify and optimize PCBA manufacturing processes (SMT, rework, coating).
Develop PCBA assembly processes (hand soldering, wave, reflow, selective soldering).
Apply soldering physics and thermal profiling to process improvements.
Lead PCBA rework, repair, and acceptance criteria documentation.
Oversee environmental testing of PCBAs (vibration, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum).
Collaborate with design engineers on DFM/DFA and manufacturability reviews.
Troubleshoot production issues and drive corrective actions for non-conformances.
Own company specifications on PCBAs and stay current with industry trends.