Xona develops satellite navigation services delivering positioning, navigation, and timing data via a Low Earth Orbit network. Backed by NGP Capital.
About the role
Define and own the acceptance test strategy for PCBAs - receiving inspection, quality checks, conformal coating inspection, and functional or environmental screening as warranted; you’ll drive continuous improvement in cycle time Translate schematics, assembly drawings, and IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 workmanship criteria into inspection and test procedures embedded directly in digital work instructions and travelers
What they're looking for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years in manufacturing or test engineering in a PCBA/electronics production environment
- Direct experience standing up or owning production/process validation testing (PVT) for electronic assemblies
- Experience with PCBA test methods: ICT, flying probe and functional tests
- Ability to read and interpret schematics, assembly prints, and BOMs, with working knowledge of GD&T
- Experience with nonconformance management and root cause analysis
More about this role
Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.
With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection.
Xona's Manufacturing team is responsible for the assembly, integration, and test of flight hardware, including the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) that go into every satellite subsystem. We're looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own how those boards get validated once they land in our factory — from receiving through functional release to build.
As the technical owner of PCBA validation and test, you will define the production/process validation testing (PVT) strategy for incoming boards, drive it into digital work instructions, and close the loop with our contract manufacturers when hardware doesn't meet spec. You've worked inside a PCBA production environment before and know the difference between inspecting boards and actually controlling the process that produces them. You'll bring that...
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