Solar Array Avionics Manufacturing Engineer

Vast; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vast in Long Beach, CA seeks an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer for solar arrays to bring hardware from design to production. You will work with cross-functional teams to develop manufacturing plans, tooling, and assembly/test procedures, whilst supporting environmental testing and quality controls.

The role involves collaboration with suppliers, driving process improvements, and mentoring teammates to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality avionics hardware for space stations and satellites.

Qualifications

• Experience in avionic hardware manufacturing for space systems.
• Capability to develop and document manufacturing processes for solar arrays.
• Proven ability to lead RCCA and implement corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design teams to optimize manufacturability of solar arrays.
• Develop manufacturing processes and work instructions for production.
• Create tooling and fixtures to improve assembly and testing.
• Support environmental and deployment testing across campaigns.
• Lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions (RCCA).
• Drive quality, cost, and schedule improvements in production.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Avionics

Root cause analysis

Quality assurance

Tooling design

Assembly and test

Design for manufacturability

Supplier collaboration

Tools

RCCA tools

Job description

Vast in Long Beach, CA seeks an Avionics Manufacturing Engineer for solar arrays to bring hardware from design to production. You will work with cross-functional teams to develop manufacturing plans, tooling, and assembly/test procedures, whilst supporting environmental testing and quality controls.

The role involves collaboration with suppliers, driving process improvements, and mentoring teammates to ensure on-time delivery of high-quality avionics hardware for space stations and satellites.