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 $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 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 PCBA/PCB supply chain, manufacturing, or engineering.

- 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 manufacturability, testability, quality, and reliability.

- 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 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.
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 our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.