Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Sensors and Avionics

The role

You will own the manufacturing strategy and execution for the electronic, optical and electrical components of spacecraft. You will lead process development, tooling selection, and supplier management while mentoring a growing team of engineers.

What you will do

• Own manufacturing process development and documentation for PCBAs and integrated electronic units to space-grade standards
• Own manufacturing and integration processes for sensor packages including optical alignment and contamination control
• Own processes for navigation and radar assemblies including alignment and calibration
• Own processes for communications assemblies across UHF through EHF bands
• Own power systems and harnessing including routing, bonding and grounding
• Serve as the principal production technical interface to internal partners and external vendors
• Drive Design for Manufacturability and Assembly into designs before CDR
• Specify and qualify assembly tooling, fixtures and test equipment
• Perform root cause analysis, PFMEA, process validation and first article inspection
• Mentor and grow engineers in avionics, sensors, power systems and harnesses

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, space, defense or another high-reliability industry
• Deep knowledge of high-reliability electronics workmanship standards IPC-610/620 Class 3, IPC J-STD-001 Space Addendum, and NASA-STD-8739 series
• Expert understanding of PCBA processes and box-level assembly
• Hands-on depth in at least two of: electro-optical or infrared sensor assembly and optical alignment; RF or radar assembly and test; navigation units (GPS, IMU); power distribution and harness manufac
• Has reduced production test burden through design or statistical process control
• Has served as the manufacturing technical interface to internal engineering partners or external electronics and sensor suppliers
• Demonstrated expertise in root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone), PFMEA, corrective and preventive action, process validation and first article inspection
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

Nice to have

• Direct experience manufacturing satellite or spacecraft avionics, sensors or payloads (flight hardware), including cleanroom operations and contamination control
• Radar, optical sensor or millimeter-wave aperture manufacturing experience
• Harness and cable design capability, including schematic reading and drawing in Altium, AutoCAD Electrical or similar
• Knowledge of advanced electronics manufacturing technology: selective soldering, automated optical inspection, X-ray inspection, conformal coating systems
• Took an electronics or electro-optical product from prototype or LRIP into rate production of 100+ units per year

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Must currently possess and be able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.