Avionics Manufacturing Specialist, PCBA

Castelion Corporation•Torrance, CA

About The Position

Castelion is seeking an Avionics Manufacturing Specialist, PCBA to develop, improve, and scale manufacturing processes for flight-critical printed circuit board assemblies. The role involves hands-on work across SMT, soldering, rework, inspection, coating, staking, and electronics assembly to improve quality, throughput, and repeatability. The specialist will help define the processes, equipment, tooling, and standards needed to scale avionics electronics from development into high-rate production. The position also supports new product introduction and production readiness, partnering with design engineering to improve design for manufacturability and assembly yield. It may require access to classified information or restricted U.S. Government sites, systems, or information, and requires access to export-controlled information. Employment may be contingent on obtaining and maintaining any applicable security clearance or authorization and meeting relevant citizenship or eligibility requirements.

Requirements

Experience manufacturing PCBAs or high-reliability electronic assemblies.
Strong understanding of SMT, soldering, inspection, rework, and electronics assembly.
Experience developing or improving manufacturing processes.
Ability to interpret drawings, schematics, BOMs, and manufacturing documentation.
Hands-on experience troubleshooting PCBA manufacturing defects.
Ability to access applicable export-controlled information without requiring additional export licensing.
If applicable to the position designation, ability to obtain and maintain the required U.S. Government security clearance or other government authorization and satisfy citizenship or other eligibility requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, or aerospace workmanship standards.
Experience with conformal coating, staking, and electronics encapsulation.
Experience with SMT equipment and automated inspection.
Experience developing tooling, fixtures, or automated manufacturing equipment.
Experience supporting aerospace or flight hardware.

Responsibilities

Develop and improve manufacturing processes for PCBAs and electronic assemblies.
Support SMT, hand soldering, rework, staking, conformal coating, cleaning, and electronics integration.
Partner with design engineering to improve DFM, assembly yield, and production readiness.
Develop tooling, fixtures, work instructions, and standardized manufacturing processes.
Troubleshoot manufacturing defects and lead root-cause and corrective-action efforts.
Train and mentor technicians on workmanship standards and production processes.
Support new product introduction and transition new PCBA designs into production.
Identify opportunities for automation and equipment improvements to increase throughput and consistency.
Establish and improve production metrics, including yield, cycle time, and defect rates.