PCBA Manufacturing Engineer

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.

With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

PCBA Manufacturing Engineer

As a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer, you will work across design engineering, supply-chain, quality, and our manufacturing partners to drive PCBA manufacturing with on time delivery.

Role

Define manufacturing readiness requirements and lead key milestone reviews to ensure all stakeholder deliverables are complete.

Work with the Design Engineering team to identify and escalate manufacturing challenges early in product development by enforcing DFM, DFA and DFS principles.

Drive closure of all operational issues during pre-production builds.

Investigate failures in production, test, and integration. Identify and mitigate underlying root causes to prevent reoccurrence and foster continuous improvement.

Deliver manufacturing processes capabilities including equipment capability, quality controls, materials characterization, and workmanship standards.

Actively monitor the success of products and processes through the production ramp.

Provide direction to contract manufacturing, suppliers, and engineers to manage quarantine and rework activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)

5+ years of experience in PCB/PCBA fabrication facility

3+ years supplier quality, manufacturing, or design experience

Experience in board assembly process and equipment (for example: Stencil print, SPI, pick & place, reflow, AOI, ICT, x-ray inspection).

Experience leading DFX reviews to deliver design to manufacturability, testability, quality, and reliability standards

Must be onsite 5 days a week

Certified or significantly familiar with IPC-610

Bonus

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)

7+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB supply chain, manufacturing or engineering.

5+ years’ experience with industry standard PLM and DFX systems, Mentor/Valor preferred.

Experience performing Design and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses.

Experience with IPC standards for PCB, PCBA, and RFPC fabrication, assembly, and test.

Experience in Polymeric application, including conformal coating, staking and underfill.

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, 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.

Base Salary

$120,000 — $175,000 USD

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))

Our mission and products are built for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or background. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we invite all people to join our team and bring their unique perspectives to make us stronger.

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