6 days ago
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Propulsion Avionics
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$146,000-$194,000 / year
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Description
You will build, mentor, and lead a team of Electrical Manufacturing Engineers and Specialists, focusing on avionics PCBA, harnessing fabrication, propulsion testing, turbomachinery, and system integration. You'll leverage New Product Introduction expertise to transition products from prototype to high-volume production, optimizing manufacturability and supply chain scalability. You'll collaborate with Design Engineering teams on Design for Manufacturability feedback and own portions of the manufacturing value chain for specific products.
Requirements
- Degree in a technical field preferred such as engineering, math, or a hard science
- 8+ years of experience in a relevant field, preferably manufacturing or design of avionics or electrical systems
- Demonstrated ability to creatively deliver avionics hardware in a resource-constrained environment
- Demonstrated in-kind or direct team leadership skills, with backing examples
- An attitude of world-class mission assurance, quality, attention to detail, and dedication
- A genuine interest in manufacturing and thirst for learning
- Demonstrated ability to bring up assembly operations for electrical assemblies
- Personal experience physically manufacturing hardware via any means
- Proficient at ERP, CAD, PLM, and FRACAS software
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Responsibilities
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Electrical Manufacturing Engineers and Specialists
- Leverage expertise in New Product Introduction to transition PCBA, harnessing, and integration from prototype to high-volume production
- Be a strong partner with Product Quality Engineering to drive and support RCCA burndowns
- Collaborate with Design Engineering teams early in the development process to feedback Design For Manufacturability
- Define workflows with cross functional teams for effective collaboration
- Own a portion or all of the manufacturing value chain for a certain product or set of products
- Develop process flows, breaking down large, complex assemblies into a logical part flow of subassemblies and sub-processes
- Contribute to end-customer hardware mechanical or electrical design, including interconnects, board fabrication and inspection
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