Avionics Manufacturing Specialist, PCBACastelion is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Specialist, PCBA to develop, improve, and scale the manufacturing processes used to build flight-critical printed circuit board assemblies.
You will work hands-on across SMT, soldering, rework, inspection, coating, staking, and electronics assembly to improve quality, throughput, and repeatability. This role will help define the processes, equipment, tooling, and standards required to scale avionics electronics from development into high-rate production.
Responsibilities - Develop and improve manufacturing processes for PCBAs and electronic assemblies
- Support SMT, hand soldering, rework, staking, conformal coating, cleaning, and electronics integration
- Partner with design engineering to improve DFM, assembly yield, and production readiness
- Develop tooling, fixtures, work instructions, and standardized manufacturing processes
- Troubleshoot manufacturing defects and lead root-cause and corrective-action efforts
- Train and mentor technicians on workmanship standards and production processes
- Support new product introduction and transition new PCBA designs into production
- Identify opportunities for automation and equipment improvements to increase throughput and consistency
- Establish and improve production metrics including yield, cycle time, and defect rates
Basic Qualifications - Experience manufacturing PCBAs or high-reliability electronic assemblies
- Strong understanding of SMT, soldering, inspection, rework, and electronics assembly
- Experience developing or improving manufacturing processes
- Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, BOMs, and manufacturing documentation
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting PCBA manufacturing defects
Preferred Skills and Experience - Experience with IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, or aerospace workmanship standards
- Experience with conformal coating, staking, and electronics encapsulation
- Experience with SMT equipment and automated inspection
- Experience developing tooling, fixtures, or automated manufacturing equipment
- Experience supporting aerospace or flight hardware
Castelion offers a generous benefits package. Please refer to the bottom of our Careers page for more details.
Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Additional Eligibility Requirements This position may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information, as determined by the Company and/or applicable U.S. Government requirements. If the position is so designated, your employment in the role may be contingent upon your ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other government authorization, and to satisfy any citizenship or other eligibility requirements imposed by applicable law, regulation, executive order, or government contract requirements. You will be notified if and when such requirements apply.
