
Sr. Manufacturing Dev Engineer, Power Avionics
- Redmond, WA
- $122,400-211,600 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylumKey job responsibilities
We are looking for an excellent engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively:
- Be the first point of contact between production, test, and design teams for operational support and triage of issues regarding hardware testing and manufacturing.
- Work to optimize manufacturing test flows for avionics systems, improving quality, efficiency, rate, and overall robustness of the process flow.
- Review and approve manufacturing processes and/or work procedures for assembly and test of avionics devices.
- Develop reporting tools on manufacturing KPIs.
- Lead MRB efforts for avionics PCBAs/subsystems and driving RCA of nonconforming materials with development engineers.
- Travel to CMs to set up on-site testing and train technicians/operators.
As a Sr. Manufacturing Dev Engineer you will work within the development engineering team to support production of avionics hardware. You will be responsible for dispositioning nonconforming parts, and leading the material review board (MRB) for your system(s); working with the design team to root-cause issues for both components and test systems. You will support the overall manufacturing test flow and strive for process excellence, looking for opportunities to improve yield and efficiency. You will be an expert in how your system(s) are tested and provide training support for manufacturing technicians, as well as co-develop and sign off on manufacturing procedures.You will work with a team of top-notch engineers and collaborate with multiple other spacecraft design and integration teams. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on tens of millions of people!About the team
Our team is responsible for designing and delivering power avionics subsystems such as propulsion control, solar array deployment and control, and magnetorquer bars. We take ownership and work hard to deliver the highest quality solutions to support the long-term success of Project Kuiper. This team consists of a broad set of technical backgrounds, and we look forward to welcoming people that are excited to help us deliver broadband internet to underserved communities!BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • BS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years demonstrated experience in a design, test, or production manufacturing role with new or established product lines in production.
- Experience with manufacturing test flows and automation within space, automotive, industrial, or consumer electronics industries.
- Experience or familiarity with root cause analysis of electronic devices.
- Experience in statistical analysis of manufacturing processes (Cpk, Ppk, etc.)
- Experience with space hardware qualification and test campaigns.
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Demonstrated ability to manage technical projects from inception to mature execution.
- Fundamental knowledge of PCBA manufacturing and test flows.
- Solid understanding of PCBA bring-up, test, and debug.
- Experience with data analysis tools (Python, MATLAB, etc.) to decompose manufacturing process efficiency, yields, etc.