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Avionics Production Engineer Verified today

True Anomaly · Long Beach, CA · Electronics · first seen 2026-07-16
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Your Mission

As an Avionics Production Engineer, you will develop, implement, and optimize production processes for avionics, electrical, and software-loaded hardware across multiple vehicle types. You will coordinate with engineers, technicians, and manufacturing teams to create optimized designs and bring them into reality for spacecraft operations.

Responsibilities

  • Support setup and scaling of spacecraft avionics manufacturing capabilities for developmental programs and rate production.
  • Develop work instructions for assembly, integration, and test of avionics subsystems including flight computers, power systems, RF/communications hardware, harnesses, and related ground support equipment and tooling.
  • Directly support production on the floor to ensure efficient build of avionics hardware, addressing bottlenecks and troubleshooting technical issues as needed.
  • Generate and resolve non-compliance reports for avionics hardware, conducting root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions.
  • Oversee calibration and certification of electrical ground support equipment including bench power supplies, oscilloscopes, cable testers, and functional test equipment.
  • Drive process improvements and corrective actions to increase efficiency and reliability of avionics hardware manufacturing.
  • Collaborate with design engineering to provide manufacturability feedback and contribute to technical documentation, including schematics, assembly drawings, process flows, and test procedures.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, electrical, computer engineering or related field.
  • Years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering for aerospace, defense, or high-reliability systems in line with engineering level.
  • Experience with PLM, MES, configuration and data management controls and systems.
  • Experience working to AS9100 process and standards.
  • Experience working hands-on with hardware and fabrication methods.
  • Experience building and producing classified hardware in SCIFs or SAP facilities.

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Experience in design, manufacturing, and testing of spacecraft avionics components (flight computers, IMUs, power distribution units, RF systems, cable harnesses).
  • Direct experience in spacecraft electrical integration, with emphasis on harness routing, connector interface control, and EMI/EMC considerations.
  • Background in spacecraft avionics functional, environmental, and qualification testing (thermal-vacuum, EMI/EMC, vibration).
  • Experience with software loading, firmware configuration, and hardware-in-the-loop test processes.

Compensation

  • Production Engineer 1: $85,000-$110,000
  • Production Engineer 2: $95,000-$135,000

Benefits

  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees; accrued PTO up to 25 days for non-exempt employees; 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave.
  • Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
  • 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays.
  • Equity participation as part of total compensation package.