Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer
Los Angeles, CA, California, USA On-site
$117,000–$187,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
Northwood Space is looking for a Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing engineering team responsible for our avionics production processes. This role will own the manufacturing engineering strategy and execution from SMT assembly through board-level acceptance testing, environmental screening, and final box build. You will be responsible for developing the manufacturing standards, processes, equipment, and controls required to build reliable avionics hardware at increasing production volumes. You will work closely with Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Production to transition designs into repeatable manufacturing processes and continuously improve those processes as our products and production systems mature.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in electronics or avionics manufacturing engineering.
- Basic understanding of SMT manufacturing processes, including stencil printing, pick-and-place, reflow, inspection, and process troubleshooting.
- Experience developing and improving manufacturing processes for PCBAs and electronic assemblies.
- Experience supporting products through multiple stages of manufacturing, from PCBA fabrication through integration into higher-level assemblies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex manufacturing problems from initial investigation through implementation of corrective actions.
- Experience creating manufacturing documentation, process specifications, work instructions, and production controls.
- Ability to work directly with engineering and production teams in a fast-paced hardware development and manufacturing environment.
- Experience leading manufacturing engineers or owning a significant electronics manufacturing area.
- Experience with aerospace, defense, automotive, medical device, or other high-reliability electronics manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of IPC workmanship and electronics manufacturing standards.
- Experience with automated optical inspection, X-ray inspection, rework, cleaning, conformal coating, or other PCBA manufacturing processes.