Satellite Avionics & Electro-Mechanical Production Lead

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation is seeking a Production Manager for the Avionics and Electro-Mechanical Production team. You will own multiple work centers—from piece parts to assembly, test, and final acceptance—on the path to higher-rate production for spacecraft hardware.

You will spend significant time on the production floor, ensuring safety, quality, on-time delivery, and continuous improvement, while partnering with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Design teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience managing large production teams.
• 8+ years in production in a high volume, rapid environment in aerospace or complex hardware.
• Direct experience with flight hardware: electro-mechanical assemblies, harnesses, PCBA, Solar, box-level builds.
• Familiarity with J-STD-001, IPC/WHMA-A-620, ESD control, and flight hardware traceability.
• Track record of improving throughput and yield with MES or ERP-driven production.
• Excellent conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated success leading from the floor in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop Supervisors, Leads, and Technicians across multiple work centers including avionics, electro-mechanical assembly, harness fabrication, PCBA rework, and component acceptance testing.
• Own delivery of completed flight hardware to vehicle integration, ensuring hardware is built, tested, accepted, and delivered on or ahead of schedule.
• Establish clear production priorities and drive daily execution against build and test schedules, removing constraints across material, tooling, equipment, procedures, and resources.
• Drive improvements in first-pass yield, cycle time, rework, throughput, and labor efficiency.
• Ensure production work is executed with complete configuration control, traceability, and manufacturing records.
• Establish effective production metrics and tools that provide visibility into output, quality, constraints, and recovery plans.
• Serve as Production’s voice to Engineering Leadership, influencing design, test strategy, and schedule decisions so hardware is built right the first time and delivered at rate.

Skills

Production leadership

Aerospace manufacturing

Data-driven optimization

Conflict resolution

Floor leadership

MES/ERP experience

Job description

K2 Space Corporation is seeking a Production Manager for the Avionics and Electro-Mechanical Production team. You will own multiple work centers—from piece parts to assembly, test, and final acceptance—on the path to higher-rate production for spacecraft hardware.

You will spend significant time on the production floor, ensuring safety, quality, on-time delivery, and continuous improvement, while partnering with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain and Design teams.