Manufacturing Engineer III – Avionics and Harnessing

Manufacturing Engineer III – Avionics and Harnessing

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Working knowledge of complex electrical aerospace/space hardware and harnessing.
• Experience with operating, diagnosing, and dispositioning NC electrical hardware and harnessing, software, and/or firmware.
• Experience in dispositioning non-conforming hardware and reduction of reoccurrence by generating corrective actions.
• Experience with dispositioning complex electrical systems: High-speed digital, analog, and/or mixed-signal circuit design, build, and troubleshooting, with a strong understanding of EE principles.
• Experience with battery-based power systems, including power management, power switching, charging, and battery safety.
• Experience with computer command and I/O control for complex industrial systems or vehicles.
• Experience with RF communication subsystem and/or component design, with some background in RF principles.
• Experience with circuit analysis and simulation, such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and logic or P-Splice simulation.
• Experience with grounding and general board layout principles, including EMI/EMC tradeoffs.
• Experience in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and incorporating into design.
• Ability to learn, grow and tackle new challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development and production phases of the product lifecycle.
• Excellent attention to detail and task ownership, someone who demonstrates pride in all work and willingness to perform low-level tasks when needed.
• Excellent computer skills with the ability to rapidly learn and use a variety of software tools, as needed.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and handle small and large projects with a diversity of internal and external customers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong coordination and project management skills to track, manage, and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Develop and define avionics and harnessing build, test and assembly processes
• Develop manufacturing work instructions to clearly define the following manufacturing processes for avionics and harness components: fabrication, assembly, test, integration, and refurbishment
• Closely lead build sequence, quality and schedule of hardware every day during the assembly process.
• Support non-conformances and escapes and deploy recovery strategies, perform root cause analyses and lead corrective actions
• Lead hardware configuration and maintain pedigree throughout the entire build and test process
• Conduct reviews for major harness and avionics assemblies prior to movement between work centers and facilities, and capture lessons learned
• Define how to prepare hardware for test, qualification, and flight
• Conduct DFMA and PFMEA studies to strengthen the feedback loop between design, build, and test
• Perform engineering drawing reviews and provide final approval for manufacturing
• Collaborate with external suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure that hardware and equipment is manufactured, processed, packaged, and delivered accurately, on time, and on budget.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 7+ years of proven experience in working with complex electrical aerospace/space hardware and harnessing.
• Experience troubleshooting high reliability safety-critical electronics.
• Familiarity with (but not limited to) the following aerospace standards/specifications: IPC-A-600, IPC/-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-/620 + Space Addendum, J-STD-001 + Space Addendum, and IPC-7711/7721
• DO-254
• SAE/NAS/NASA
• U.S. Military
• AS9100 / ISO 9001
• GD&T
• Background with launch vehicle hardware development, integration, and test.
• Experience developing embedded software or firmware for 32-bit microcontrollers, DSPs, and FPGAs.