Senior PCBA Validation & Test Engineer - Space Hardware

Telemetry Today LLC; Burlingame (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Xona, the navigational intelligence company, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own PCBA validation from receiving through functional release. You will define the PVT strategy for PCBAs, translate schematics into test procedures, and work with contract manufacturers to ensure boards meet spec.

You will mentor technicians, drive continuous improvement in cycle time, and partner with QA, Supply Chain, and design teams to implement DFM feedback for future revisions.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in manufacturing or test engineering in a PCBA/electronics production environment.
• Direct experience standing up or owning production/process validation testing (PVT) for electronic assemblies.
• Experience with PCBA test methods: ICT, flying probe and functional tests.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, assembly prints, and BOMs, with working knowledge of GD&T.
• Experience with nonconformance management and root cause analysis.
• Hands-on in a PCBA production environment, working directly with technicians and CM partners on process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the acceptance test strategy for PCBAs - receiving inspection, quality checks, conformal coating inspection, and functional or environmental screening as warranted; you’ll drive continuous improvement in cycle time
• Translate schematics, assembly drawings, and IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 workmanship criteria into inspection and test procedures embedded directly in digital work instructions and travelers
• Specify, build, and qualify test fixtures, functional test stations, and the instrumentation behind them
• Own nonconformance management for incoming boards — containment, root cause analysis, and MRB disposition
• Work with the Quality Assurance and Supply Chain teams to conduct PCB contract manufacturer audits and own SCAR workflows
• Build measurement and test confidence through gage/test method validation; Gage R&R & Cpk
• Analyze yield, defect, and escape trends from incoming PCBA data to drive both supplier-side and internal process improvement
• Partner with electrical design and systems engineering to feed manufacturing and test data back into DFM for future board revisions
• Mentor engineers and technicians on PCBA inspection and test practices as the team and factory scale

Skills

PCBA validation

Test fixture design

Nonconformance management

Root cause analysis

Gage R&R / Cpk

Reading schematics/BOMs

CM coordination

Aerospace electronics basics

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Manufacturing/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ICT

Flying probe

Functional testing

DMMs/Oscilloscopes

Job description

Xona, the navigational intelligence company, is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own PCBA validation from receiving through functional release. You will define the PVT strategy for PCBAs, translate schematics into test procedures, and work with contract manufacturers to ensure boards meet spec.

You will mentor technicians, drive continuous improvement in cycle time, and partner with QA, Supply Chain, and design teams to implement DFM feedback for future revisions.