Avionics Manufacturing Manager

Job Description

Description

As the Avionics Manufacturing Manager at Impulse, you will hire, manage, and mentor avionics manufacturing engineers and technicians to support hardware builds for Impulse’s vehicles. You will guide engineers and technicians to establish process requirements, manage daily work scope, set up work cells, and manage a high volume of work. You will support activities ranging from soldering, harnessing, polymerics, PCB assembly, component and vehicle-level installations, and functional and environmental testing. You will work directly with leaders and individual contributors in avionics, software, GNC, propulsion, structures, and other disciplines. You will have the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of spacecraft electronics development.

Responsibilities

Hire and mentor avionics manufacturing engineers and avionics technicians

Lead qual & test efforts for new coatings, potting compounds, adhesives, and other materials

Collaborate with electrical design engineers and quality teams to ensure manufacturability, DFM/DFA compliance, and long-term reliability

Set daily and weekly production targets, backed by performance metrics

Provide day-to-day support for the production floor, resolving build issues, updating work instructions, and improving yields

Develop, document, and optimize manufacturing processes for avionics hardware, including PCB assembly, soldering, staking, coating, and connector installation

Establish and maintain high technical standards through specifications and training

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

5+ years professional experience manufacturing avionics hardware for spacecraft or other vehicles

Professional experience managing and growing a team

Experience troubleshooting electronics problems at the board level or system level

Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience managing both exempt and non-exempt employees

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

5+ years' of demonstrated experience manufacturing and/or designing avionics hardware for space environments beyond LEO

Demonstrated experience with new development work for any of the following: optics, star trackers, cameras, motors, reaction wheels, batteries, harnessing, ethernet switches, FPGAs, antennas, or any other specialized area relevant to spacecraft or rockets

Desire to improve team processes and train other team members

Experience in a startup or agile development environment

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Full-time