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About the role
Northwood Space is looking for a Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing engineering team responsible for our avionics production processes. This role will own the manufacturing engineering strategy and execution from SMT assembly through board-level acceptance testing, environmental screening, and final box build.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience in electronics or avionics manufacturing engineering
- Basic understanding of SMT manufacturing processes, including stencil printing, pick-and-place, reflow, inspection, and process troubleshooting
- Experience developing and improving manufacturing processes for PCBAs and electronic assemblies
- Experience supporting products through multiple stages of manufacturing, from PCBA fabrication through integration into higher-level assemblies
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex manufacturing problems from initial investigation through implementation of corrective actions
More about this role
Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
Northwood Space is looking for a Lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing engineering team responsible for our avionics production processes. This role will own the manufacturing engineering strategy and execution from SMT assembly through board-level acceptance testing, environmental screening, and final box build.
You will be responsible for developing the manufacturing standards, processes, equipment, and controls required to build reliable avionics hardware at increasing production volumes. You will work closely with Electrical...
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