PCBA SMT Technician

Astranis•San Francisco, CA

6h•$36 - $52•Onsite

About The Position

As an SMT Technician at Astranis, you'll be working to program the machines that assemble the printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) on our satellites and ground support equipment. You'll support the entire SMT process and quickly resolve line-down events to meet development and production need dates.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent
2+ years of experience working hands-on as a technician in the aerospace, automotive, or similar industries
Can read assembly drawings, work instructions, and travelers
Work with cross functional engineering team to support new developments
Collaborate with design and manufacturing engineers to develop and document future activities
Must be onsite 5 days a week
Excellent attention to detail

Nice To Haves

A.S. electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering technology or equivalent technical programs
IPC-A-610 certification and experience with Class 3 and J-STD-001 Space Addendum assemblies
Experience with programming jet printers, pick and place machines, reflow ovens, AOI and selective soldering machines
Experience with x-ray inspection and wash processes

Responsibilities

Develop reflow profiles that meet peak temperature and time above liquidus (TAL) requirements
Program a paste printer, pick and place machine and jet printer and verify the programs are defect free
Create automated optical inspection (AOI) programs
Develop selective soldering (SLS) profiles and verify the programs with x-ray inspection
Support wash, depanel and x-ray inspection processes