Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA)

Hawthorne, CAfull timeOn Site

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$100k–$130k

H1B: no

SpaceX The Avionics Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA) at SpaceX owns the full PCBA manufacturing process for launch vehicles and spacecraft. Responsibilities include driving design for manufacturability, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and equipment.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary liaison between avionics engineering, supply chain, production, etc. to ensure rate objectives are met through manufacturing and test.
Implement, simplify, and automate high reliability manufacturing processes so that the production teams can operate independently of engineering.
Work with peer engineering, and support teams to drive design updates in response to manufacturing issues, part obsolescence, and system requirement changes.
Select and qualify new equipment for electronics manufacturing and drive continuous improvement on existing assets.
Design, develop, validate, and implement tooling to ensure manufacturing repeatability and efficiency.
Contribute to design reviews acting as an expert in design for manufacturability, design for testability, yield improvements, supplier capabilities assessments, quality control, etc.
Primary point of contact for production non-conforming product, troubleshooting, root cause, failure investigations and corrective actions.
Prepare engineering documentation necessary for the transition from development to production including assembly procedures, test procedures, standard operating procedures, schematic diagrams, bills of materials, suitable alternate parts lists and mechanical drawings.
Develop training requirements for production personnel.
Work creatively and innovative to support SpaceX's lofty goals by always being prepared to challenge the status quo.

Qualification

1+ years of experience in designBasic competency with SQL databases

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
1+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware systems.

Preferred

3+ years of professional experience in design and/or production of mechanical or electronics hardware systems.
Experience implementing design for manufacture and design for test for PCBAs and electronics hardware.
Experience developing and supporting PCBA manufacturing processes (i.e. In-Circuit Testing, SMT, X-Ray).
Experience modeling with 3D CAD software, GD&T, and completing technical drawing reviews.
Experience with rapid prototyping and 3D printing.
Basic understanding of machining principals, equipment, and tooling.
Basic understanding of electronic component functionality, circuit schematics, and PCBAs.
Basic competency with SQL databases.