Senior Process Engineering Technician

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability 

401(k) Savings Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid Time-Off (PTO)

Holidays

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Kratos is hiring a Senior Process Engineering Technician to provide hands-on technical support to electronics manufacturing within Production Engineering. Two-thirds of the role is on the production floor helping assemblers resolve build and process issues.

The position acts as the primary technical contact for day-to-day assembly questions, interpreting drawings and BOMs, and ensuring build direction within engineering and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• 10+ years of electronics manufacturing experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, bills of material, and assembly instructions.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical assembly, cable fabrication, soldering, and electronics rework.
• Experience resolving manufacturing problems directly on the production floor.
• Sound judgment about when to act independently and when to elevate.
• Strong communication, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Current IPC certification or equivalent experience, with the ability to obtain required certifications after hire.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time technical support to production assemblers.
• Interpret drawings, schematics, bills of material, specifications, and build instructions.
• Provide and document build direction within approved engineering and quality requirements.
• Pause work and elevate issues involving safety, material substitutions, design intent, or form, fit, or function.
• Own first-time and first-article builds from pre-build readiness through issue closure.
• Verify that documentation, materials, tooling, equipment, and training are ready before builds begin.
• Perform mechanical assembly, cable fabrication, soldering, rework, and inspection when needed.
• Create or revise work instructions, visual aids, redlines, and other manufacturing documentation.
• Train and coach assemblers on new or revised products and processes.
• Design cables and create or maintain cable specifications.
• Identify recurring problems and implement corrective actions or recommend engineering changes.
• Identify design-for-assembly and process-improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
• Use ERP, task-management, and engineering change-control systems to document and track work.

Skills

Electronics manufacturing experience

Interpret engineering drawings

Mechanical assembly

Soldering

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree in electronics, engineering technology, manufacturing technology, or related field

Tools

IPC certification

Job description

• Salary : $33 USD per hour - $42 USD per hour
• Years Of Experience : 010

Job Description

Readiness Delivered. Kratos builds high-performance hardware used in ground systems and space communications. Our products help communicate with satellites, spacecraft, and other mission-critical platforms. We’re hiring a Senior Process Engineering Technician to serve within Production Engineering. The Senior Process Engineering Technician provides prompt, hands‑on technical support to electronics manufacturing. Approximately two-thirds of this role is spent on the production floor helping assemblers resolve build, workmanship, process, and documentation issues. This person serves as the primary technical point of contact for day-to-day assembly questions. They interpret drawings, schematics, bills of material, and build instructions; provide immediate build direction within established engineering and quality requirements; and elevate issues that could affect safety, material selection, design intent, or form, fit, or function. The Senior Process Engineering Technician also owns first‑time builds from pre‑build readiness through issue closure. This is an individual‑contributor position with no direct reports, but it requires judgment and communication skills to lead builds, train assemblers, coordinate across functions, and make timely production‑floor decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide real‑time technical support to production assemblers.
• Interpret drawings, schematics, bills of material, specifications, and build instructions.
• Provide and document build direction within approved engineering and quality requirements.
• Pause work and elevate issues involving safety, material substitutions, design intent, or form, fit, or function.
• Own first‑time and first‑article builds from pre‑build readiness through issue closure.
• Verify that documentation, materials, tooling, equipment, and training are ready before builds begin.
• Perform mechanical assembly, cable fabrication, soldering, rework, and inspection when needed.
• Create or revise work instructions, visual aids, redlines, and other manufacturing documentation.
• Train and coach assemblers on new or revised products and processes.
• Design cables and create or maintain cable specifications.
• Identify recurring problems and implement corrective actions or recommend engineering changes.
• Identify design‑for‑assembly and process‑improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
• Use ERP, task‑management, and engineering change‑control systems to document and track work.

Experience and Skills

• High school diploma or GED.
• 10+ years of electronics manufacturing experience.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, bills of material, and assembly instructions.
• Hands‑on experience with mechanical assembly, cable fabrication, soldering, and electronics rework.
• Experience resolving manufacturing problems directly on the production floor.
• Sound judgment about when to act independently and when to elevate.
• Strong communication, attention to detail, and follow‑through.
• Current IPC certification or equivalent experience, with the ability to obtain required certifications after hire.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in electronics, engineering technology, manufacturing technology, or a related field.
• Low‑volume, high‑mix electronics manufacturing experience.
• Aerospace, defense, or other regulated manufacturing experience.
• Experience leading first‑time or first‑article builds.
• Experience with cable design, ERP systems, work instructions, and engineering change control.

Work Requirements

• Full‑time, first‑shift position.
• Fully onsite, with approximately two-thirds of the role performed on the production floor.
• Individual‑contributor position with no direct reports.
• Occasional overtime and travel as needed.

#LI‑Onsite

The grade‑based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Competitive salary based on experience and education
Hourly Pay Range: $33.00 - $42.00/hour

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings—from commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long‑haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And we always deliver.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement

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