Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space. They are looking for a talented Avionics Manufacturing Engineer I to help scale up in-house production capabilities and improve avionics production processes.
Responsibilities:
- Support avionics production in all aspects from design release through production delivery by constantly removing blockers and solving problems
- Optimize and automate manufacturing and test processes to improve quality and throughput
- Oversee introduction and implementation of new products and product revisions
- Resolve non-conformances found in the production process and implement root cause corrective actions
- Work closely with the design team to optimize manufacturability and design standardization
- Identify, plan and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to meet production requirements by working closely with all stakeholders to prepare business cases
- Develop, introduce, and maintain new planning, production, quality, ERP, data collection and analysis, and other processes where none exist
- Support integration, test, and launch operations as required
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace engineering or equivalent
- Self-motivated to implement goals and solve complex problems with little supervision
- Hands-on approach with a focus on continuous improvement through creative problem solving
- 1-2 years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical or electrical hardware (including internships and/or collegiate extracurricular projects)
- Effective communication in both technical and non-technical conversations
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Experience standing up high-volume production processes and tracking systems
- Experience developing manufacturing processes for new types of products (i.e. – Battery Manufacturing)
- New equipment procurement and process setup (i.e. – Laser Wire Stripper)
- Experience modeling with 3D CAD software
- Familiarity with IPC standards (i.e. IPC-A-620)
- Experience creating work instructions and standards for operators
- Working knowledge of typical manufacturing execution systems and quality management systems