PCBA Technician

Astranis • San Francisco, CA

7d • $40 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

As a PCBA Technician at Astranis, you'll be working in a fast paced environment supporting avionics, power, and payload systems. You'll be building and testing a wide variety of circuit boards, harnesses, and other test equipment. You'll work on R&D and production systems with the engineering teams, debugging whichever issues show up that day.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 2+ years of experience working hands-on as a technician in the aerospace, automotive, or similar industries
• Electrical rework and soldering skills (0201 components)
• Wire crimping and harness assembly
• Familiarity with precision calibrated tools (calipers, torque wrenches, etc) for enclosure assembly
• Excellent attention to detail
• Must be onsite 5 days a week
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Nice To Haves

• A.S. electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering technology or equivalent technical programs
• J-STD-001 certification
• Experience working in a clean room environment
• Experience working with electrical schematics and PCB design files, especially in Altium
• Experience working with EE bench test equipment (power supplies, multimeters)
• Advanced soldering and rework skills (BGA or similar high density packages)

Responsibilities

• Rework, assemble, and debug printed circuit board assembly's (PCBAs)
• Inspect incoming boards to IPC-610 Class 2/3 standards
• Apply, remove, and rework conformal coating, staking, and other polymeric adhesives
• Lead form components to match engineering footprints and drawings
• Work with cross functional engineering team to support new developments
• Collaborate with design engineers to develop and document future activities

Benefits

• All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
• Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.
• Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees