PCBA Manufacturing Engineer

Responsibilities

• Define manufacturing readiness requirements and lead key milestone reviews to ensure all stakeholder deliverables are complete
• Work with Design Engineering to identify and escalate manufacturing challenges early by enforcing DFM, DFA, and DFS principles
• Drive closure of all operational issues during pre-production builds
• Investigate failures in production, test, and integration to identify and mitigate root causes
• Deliver manufacturing process capabilities including equipment capability, quality controls, and workmanship standards
• Monitor product and process success through the production ramp
• Provide direction to contract manufacturing and suppliers to manage quarantine and rework activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 5+ years of experience in a PCB/PCBA fabrication facility
• 3+ years of supplier quality, manufacturing, or design experience
• Experience in board assembly processes and equipment (e.g., Stencil print, SPI, pick & place, reflow, AOI, ICT, x-ray inspection)
• Experience leading DFX reviews for manufacturability, testability, quality, and reliability
• Familiarity with IPC-610 standards
• Ability to work onsite in San Francisco 5 days a week
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status required

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 7+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB supply chain, manufacturing, or engineering
• Experience with industry standard PLM and DFX systems (Mentor/Valor preferred)
• Experience performing Design and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (DFMEA/PFMEA)
• Experience with polymeric applications, including conformal coating, staking, and underfill

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and significant equity package via incentive stock options
• High-quality company-subsidized healthcare
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement planning
• Flexible PTO
• Free on-site catered meals

About the Company

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. We provide dedicated, secure networks to large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. Based in Northern California, we design, build, and operate our satellites from our 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters.