Avionics Manufacturing Engineer III
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Cedar park TX
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
- 5+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds
- Experience with electronic box build, battery build, or cable harness build
- Self-motivated to implement goals and solve complex problems with little supervision
- Hands-on approach with a focus on continuous improvement through creative problem solving
- Effective communication in both technical and non-technical conversations
Nice to have
- Advanced Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
- 9+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
- 9+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds
- Experience standing up low-volume, high mix production processes and tracking systems.
- Experience developing manufacturing processes for new types of electronic products
- New equipment procurement and process setup
- Experience modeling with 3D CAD software
- Familiarity with IPC standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610, and IPC-J-STD-001.
- Experience creating work instructions and standards for operators
- Working knowledge of typical manufacturing execution systems and quality management systems.
Full description
ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE
Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.
SUMMARY
Firefly Aerospace is looking for a talented and highly motivated Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to help lead the charge to scale up our in-house production capabilities to align with the launch schedule and exciting product roadmap. This is a great opportunity to shape the team and production processes that will guide the future of avionics production at Firefly Aerospace.
This position will sit in our electronics manufacturing facility in Cedar Park, Texas.RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support avionics production in all aspects from design release through production delivery by constantly removing blockers and solving problems
- Optimize and automate manufacturing and test processes to improve quality and throughput
- Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions
- Resolve non-conformances found in the production process and implement root cause corrective actions
- Work closely with the design team to optimize manufacturability and design standardization
- Identify, plan and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet production requirements by working closely with all stakeholders to prepare business cases
- Develop, introduce, and maintain new planning, production, quality, ERP, data collection and analysis, and other processes where none exist
- Support integration, test, and launch operations as required
QUALIFICATIONSRequired
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
- 5+ years of experience with electronic box build, battery build or cable harness builds
- Experience with electronic box build, battery build, or cable harness build
- Self-motivated to implement goals and solve complex problems with little supervision
- Hands-on approach with a focus on continuous improvement through creative problem solving