Senior Process Tech: Onsite Electronics Assembly

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

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.