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Avionics Manufacturing Team Lead Verified today

The Exploration Company · Munich, Germany · Electronics · first seen 2026-08-08
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About the role

You will manage a team of technicians to assemble, integrate, and test avionics equipment for the Nyx spacecraft, ensuring schedule, quality, and process discipline at every stage of production.

Team Management and Daily Operations

  • Lead and coordinate a team of avionics technicians across assembly, integration, and test activities.
  • Plan, prioritise, and assign weekly tasks to meet programme milestones.
  • Conduct regular team meetings and maintain a visible schedule to track progress and flag risks early.
  • Serve as the first point of escalation for technical and workload issues within the team.
  • Be available in the workshop (avionics lab) to help solve problems.

Schedule and Quality Control

  • Maintain a detailed short-term production schedule, tracking task completion against plan.
  • Enforce quality standards throughout assembly and integration, ensuring deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria.
  • Balance throughput and quality, escalating trade-offs to engineering management when necessary.

Manufacturing Process Definition

  • Define, document, and continuously improve manufacturing and assembly procedures for avionics equipment.
  • Develop work instructions and test procedures in coordination with design and quality engineers.
  • Identify process bottlenecks and implement solutions to increase build efficiency without compromising quality.

Interface with Design and Engineering Teams

  • Act as the primary manufacturing interface to avionics design engineers, translating design intent into executable production tasks.
  • Participate in design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and provide manufacturing readiness inputs.

Documentation and Compliance

  • Ensure all manufacturing activities are fully documented and traceable.
  • Maintain build records, non-conformance reports, and configuration control logs.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable space-grade standards (ECSS, NASA-STD) and internal quality procedures.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum 4-6 years of hands-on experience in electronics or avionics assembly, integration, and test.
  • Demonstrated experience managing or leading a team of technicians in a production or integration environment.
  • Proven ability to maintain schedule adherence under pressure while upholding high quality standards.
  • Strong understanding of avionics systems and electronics assembly processes (PCB assembly, harness routing, connector crimping, conformal coating, etc.).
  • Experience defining and writing manufacturing procedures, work instructions, and test protocols.
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, assembly drawings, and ICD documents.
  • Fluent in English with strong communication skills for cross-functional coordination. German is a plus.

Desirable Skills

  • Previous experience in the space, defence, or aerospace sector.
  • Familiarity with ECSS/NASA standards and derating practices for space hardware.
  • Experience with quality management systems such as EN9100 or ISO 9001, including audits, NCR processes, and quality gates.
  • Knowledge of environmental testing requirements: vibration, thermal vacuum, EMC.
  • Experience interfacing with design teams during early-stage product development.