Manufacturing Engineering Manager (PCBA)

As the Manufacturing Engineering Manager (PCBA) you will lead the production strategy to establish and scale the internal PCBA production capabilities to meet our aggressive rate targets. You will work with the most cutting edge MicroGEO satellite technology and lead all PCBA assembly and test operations to achieve the highest levels of quality to ensure our hardware meets mission-critical requirements.

Your responsibilities will span the full production lifecycle, including equipment and process selection, factory layout, capacity planning, staffing, new product introduction and collaboration with design engineering to champion design-for-manufacturability improvements.

The ideal candidate is self-driven, extremely detail oriented, and thrives in a highly cross functional, dynamic environment while effectively mentoring and guiding others. If you are a proven PCBA production leader who thrives in a fast-paced total-ownership environment, and are ready for your next challenge - this role might be for you.

Lead a team of engineers, specialists, and technicians performing component and PCBA processes for dev and flight hardware to drawing, process specifications, and work order requirements through all phases of the product life cycle

Interface with engineering, production, and supply chain to communicate and resolve nonconformances while ensuring timely escalation and pursuing corrective action as required

Champion Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) with design engineering to evaluate and influence hardware designs for manufacturability

Develop and implement an effective, robust, and efficient production strategy to establish internal PCBA production capabilities that enable our factory rate targets

Take direct ownership of the physical production layout, optimizing for material flow from receiving through all processes leading to the finished product

Develop new processes, GSE, tooling, etc to support the production of new hardware designs, as well as continuous improvement of existing processes

Create, maintain and communicate detailed schedules to ensure your team and other stakeholders are aware of milestones and deadlines