Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (All Levels)

Description

What you'll do:

• Production Ownership: Own fabrication, assembly, and test for high-reliability avionics hardware. Develop, qualify, and optimize manufacturing processes that improve quality, yield, rate, and cost. 
• New Product Introduction (NPI): Lead the transition of new avionics designs from development into production, defining process flows, capacity plans, and production readiness criteria. 
• Collaboration: Bridge the gap between design engineering, production, supply chain, and quality to deliver reliable hardware on tight schedules. Provide day-to-day support to technicians on the production floor. 
• Design Feedback (DFM/DFX): Review designs and provide clear, actionable feedback to improve manufacturability, testability, and reliability. Participate in design reviews and support rapid iteration. 
• Engineering Documentation: Create and maintain mBOMs, work instructions, assembly and test procedures, and training materials in our MES and production data systems. 
• Tooling & Equipment: Design, validate, and implement fixtures, tooling, and equipment for manufacturing and testing. 
• Root Cause & Failure Analysis: Act as the primary point of contact for non-conforming hardware. Investigate issues, identify root causes, drive corrective actions to closure through the MRB process, and feed improvements back into designs and manufacturing processes. 
• Systems Integration: Support integration and test of avionics subassemblies and full vehicle systems. 

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) related field 
• 1+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware systems 
• Experience manufacturing high-reliability electronics for aerospace or other regulated industries, including wire harnessing, PCBA production, or electromechanical assembly 

• Experience with IPC workmanship standards such as J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, and IPC/WHMA-A-620, including space addenda 
• Experience reviewing designs for manufacturability and testability, with working knowledge of GD&T and drawing reviews 
• Experience with eCAD or mCAD software tools such as Altium, NX, or SolidWorks 
• Experience designing and using custom tooling or test fixtures, and working with MES and PLM systems 
• Experience with electronic test equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, and oscilloscopes, and familiarity with circuit analysis and troubleshooting of electrical or electromechanical hardware failures 
• For senior and staff levels: experience leading process development or NPI efforts end-to-end, mentoring engineers, and setting standards for manufacturing process validation and documentation 

Benefits and Perks

• Join a team of best-in-class engineers building the foundation of planetary surface exploration
• Equity ownership in the company
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Flexible PTO and parental leave
• Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
• Once a month social hour on-site with food and drinks