Manufacturing Engineering Manager (PCBA)

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. Manufacturing Engineering Manager (PCBA) As the Manufacturing Engineering Manager (PCBA) you will lead the production strategy to establish and scale the internal PCBA production capabilities to meet our aggressive rate targets. You will work with the most cutting edge MicroGEO satellite technology and lead all PCBA assembly and test operations to achieve the highest levels of quality to ensure our hardware meets mission-critical requirements. Your responsibilities will span the full production lifecycle, including equipment and process selection, factory layout, capacity planning, staffing, new product introduction and collaboration with design engineering to champion design-for-manufacturability improvements. The ideal candidate is self-driven, extremely detail oriented, and thrives in a highly cross functional, dynamic environment while effectively mentoring and guiding others. If you are a proven PCBA production leader who thrives in a fast-paced total-ownership environment, and are ready for your next challenge - this role might be for you. Role Lead a team of engineers, specialists, and technicians performing component and PCBA processes for dev and flight hardware to drawing, process specifications, and work order requirements through all phases of the product life cycle Interface with engineering, production, and supply chain to communicate and resolve nonconformances while ensuring timely escalation and pursuing corrective action as required Champion Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM) with design engineering to evaluate and influence hardware designs for manufacturability Develop and implement an effective, robust, and efficient production strategy to establish internal PCBA production capabilities that enable our factory rate targets Take direct ownership of the physical production layout, optimizing for material flow from receiving through all processes leading to the finished product Develop new processes, GSE, tooling, etc to support the production of new hardware designs, as well as continuous improvement of existing processes Create, maintain and communicate detailed schedules to ensure your team and other stakeholders are aware of milestones and deadlines Create metrics and tools to monitor production success such as product yield and on time delivery Create and enforce a culture of safety and quality throughout the workplace Requirements Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical degree 5+ years of PCBA experience in an aerospace, military, or manufacturing environment 3+ years in a leadership or team lead capacity transitioning products from development to production Willing and able to work overtime and/or weekends as required Bonus Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design or manufacturing environment within the aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics industries Experience with the design and manufacturing of high reliability electronics Ability to develop and maintain high performing suppliers and contract manufacturers Experience transitioning products from desig