Senior Reliability Engineer, Avionics PCBA & Harnessing

Mach Industries Inc.; Huntington Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Mach Industries Inc. seeks a Senior Reliability Supplier Industrialization Engineer to qualify and scale avionics suppliers for PCBA, harnessing, and related electrical hardware. You’ll translate design intent into robust assembly processes, supplier controls, and production‑readiness evidence.

The role spans Electrical Eng, Avionics, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, Test, collaborating with suppliers from design reviews to production and field support. Up to 100% travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or related engineering.
• Five+ years of experience in supplier industrialization or avionics production.
• Experience with PCB assembly, cable/harness fabrication, electrical inspection, functional test.
• Experience with FMEA, control plans, first article inspection, process validation.
• Ability to evaluate supplier processes and define practical controls for high‑reliability electrical hardware.
• Strong communication with suppliers and cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier industrialization for avionics assemblies, PCBA, cable harnesses through production readiness.
• Identify assembly, testability, routing, and harness‑integration risks during design reviews.
• Develop FMEAs, qualification requirements, control plans, inspection methods, and acceptance criteria.
• Assess supplier capability across SMT, through‑hole assembly, soldering, conformal coating, cable fabrication.
• Establish first article requirements, process‑validation plans, workmanship standards, inspection coverage, and objective evidence for supplier readiness.
• Monitor supplier performance using quality, delivery, yield, nonconformance, and test data.
• Lead root‑cause and corrective‑action investigations for recurring nonconformances and defects.
• Support obsolescence, redesign, alternate‑source, and supplier‑transition activities while preserving configuration integrity.
• Feed supplier lessons learned into avionics design standards, manufacturing methods, inspection strategies, sourcing decisions, and reliability growth.
• Up to 100% travel

Skills

Supplier Industrialization

PCB Assembly

Electrical Testing

FMEA

Communication

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

Mach Industries Inc. seeks a Senior Reliability Supplier Industrialization Engineer to qualify and scale avionics suppliers for PCBA, harnessing, and related electrical hardware. You’ll translate design intent into robust assembly processes, supplier controls, and production‑readiness evidence.

The role spans Electrical Eng, Avionics, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, Test, collaborating with suppliers from design reviews to production and field support. Up to 100% travel is required.