Supervisor, Avionics Manufacturing

Impulse Space • Redondo Beach, CA

1d • $115,000 - $155,000

About The Position

As the Avionics Manufacturing Supervisor at Impulse, you will hire, manage, and mentor avionics manufacturing technicians to support avionics hardware builds for Impulse’s vehicles. You will support manufacturing hardware ranging from PCB assembly (staking, conformal coating, underfill, soldering), harnessing, star trackers, batteries, mechanical assembly, and hardware integration. You will work directly with leaders and individual contributors in other disciplines. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of avionics development.

Requirements

• High school diploma, or equivalency certificate
• 5+ years professional experience manufacturing electrical and optical hardware
• Demonstrated experience building, managing and developing a manufacturing team
• Experience with the production of PCB assemblies.
• Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Experience managing a non-exempt workforce
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience manufacturing for space environments beyond LEO
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment
• Desire to improve team processes and train other team members

Responsibilities

• Hire and mentor avionics manufacturing technicians
• Provide production coordination by driving manufacturing schedule and providing day-to-day support for the production floor, resolving build issues, updating work instructions, and improving yields
• Collaborate with design engineers, manufacturing engineers and quality teams to ensure manufacturability, DFM/DFA compliance, and long-term reliability
• Set daily and weekly production targets, backed by performance metrics
• Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes for avionics.
• Establish and maintain high technical standards through specifications and training
• Manage space, equipment and consumables in the avionics cleanroom.

Benefits

• long-term incentives, in the form of stock options
• access to medical, vision & dental coverage
• access to a 401(k) retirement plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED