True Anomaly
Avionics Production Engineer (Senior-Staff)
$160K–$215K
Long Beach, CA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Experience
- Manufacturing engineering experience commensurate with the level of responsibility; no specific number of years stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, electrical, computer engineering or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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 required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Owns the strategy and execution of avionics production engineering across spacecraft programs, scaling manufacturing from prototypes to rate production while leading a team.
What you'll do
- Lead and mentor avionics production engineers; set production metrics and support skill development and performance management.
- Develop and scale manufacturing processes and factory capabilities, and partner with design engineering to ensure avionics hardware is manufacturable.
- Support production-floor builds, resolve technical issues and non-conformances, and drive improvements in cost, rate, quality, and reliability.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, electrical, computer engineering, or a related field.
- Manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability systems commensurate with the level of responsibility.
- Experience with PLM, MES, configuration and data management controls and systems, and AS9100 processes and standards.
- Hands-on hardware and fabrication experience; experience producing classified hardware in SCIF’s or SAP facilities.
Nice to have
- Experience designing, manufacturing, testing, or integrating spacecraft avionics; commissioning equipment for wire harnesses, PCBA, or Line Replaceable Units.
- Expertise in aerospace electronics standards, spacecraft electrical integration and qualification testing, or software loading and hardware-in-the-loop processes.
Pay
$160,000-$215,000 USD base salary
Tools
PLM, MES, AS9100, IPC-610/620, IPC J-STD-001, SCIF’s, SAP facilities, hardware-in-the-loop
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