Firefly Space Systems

Avionics Manufacturing Engineer III

Firefly Space Systems$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
  • Experience with electronic box build, battery build, or cable harness build
  • Self-motivated with the ability to solve complex problems independently
  • Hands-on focus on continuous improvement and creative problem solving
  • 7+ years of experience in mechanical or electrical hardware production
  • Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical interactions

Responsibilities

  • Support the entire avionics production lifecycle from design release to delivery
  • Optimize and automate manufacturing and testing processes
  • Oversee the introduction of new products and revisions
  • Resolve production non-conformances and implement corrective actions
  • Collaborate with design teams to enhance manufacturability
  • Plan and execute upgrades for capital equipment and production layout
  • Develop and maintain new production and quality processes

Benefits

  • Generous health, dental, and vision plans with low deductibles
  • Parental leave
  • Educational reimbursement opportunities
  • Short-term disability coverage
  • Pet insurance
  • Flexible PTO options
Full Job Description
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

QUALIFICATIONS

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
  • 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
  • 7+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
  • Effective communication in both technical and non-technical conversations

Desired
  • 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.

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, pet Insurance, and flexible PTO options.

About Firefly Space Systems

Firefly Space Systems was an American aerospace manufacturer based in Cedar Park, Texas. The company was founded in 2013 with the goal of developing low-cost launch vehicles for the small satellite industry. Firefly's Alpha rocket was designed to carry payloads of up to 1,000 kg to low Earth orbit. The company was acquired by EOS Launcher in 2017 and is now known as Firefly Aerospace. Firefly Aerospace is continuing the development of the Alpha rocket and is also working on a larger rocket called Beta, which is designed to carry payloads of up to 8,000 kg to low Earth orbit. Firefly Aerospace is committed to providing affordable access to space for small satellite operators.
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