Director, Avionics Manufacturing
Director, Avionics Manufacturing
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$ 175000 - 260000
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Job Description
At Vast our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1 scheduled to be the worlds first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is all-in committed to executing our mission safely and on you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity come join us.
Vast is looking for a Director of Avionics Manufacturing reporting to the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing to support the development and manufacturing of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. This position will lead a team that is responsible for building and testing avionics hardware and harnesses. This is a high impact position and will require scaling up the team in rapid fashion to support the Haven program.
This will be a full-time exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of manufacturing engineers technicians and managers in planning building and testing Haven-1 avionics.
- Identify resource needs - equipment headcount and skills - required to deliver hardware to integration per the Haven program schedule.
- Continuously improve manufacturing processes and workflows to enhance productivity efficiency and quality. Implement lean manufacturing principles and other industry best practices to streamline operations and reduce waste.
- Drive the creation and implementation of required process specifications and manufacturing standards to manufacture avionics hardware for human spaceflight.
- Develop and implement key performance indicators to track manufacturing performance.
- Partner closely with Engineering and Demand Planning to plan and schedule development and flight hardware manufacturing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering supply chain quality and other manufacturing leaders to ensure effective coordination and communication across departments.
- Assess the skills and capabilities of the team and identify areas for development and training to enhance performance & effectiveness.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Mechanical Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering.
- 10 years of experience in aerospace or electronics manufacturing with at least 5 years of leadership experience.
- Familiarity with testing of avionics hardware such as thermal vibration and functional tests.
- Demonstrated success with managing electro-mechanical production or harness manufacturing through rapid growth and rate increases.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Experience with new production introduction and transitioning from development to production.
- Ability to set up production processes and systems to build aerospace products in an AS9100 quality system.
- Working knowledge of avionics/sace standards such as IPC-A-610 IPC/WHMA-A-620 NASA-STD-8739.4 or SMC-S-016
- Direct working knowledge of environmental testing including thermal thermal vacuum vibration and shock testing.
- Lean-sigma certification and implementation experience.
- Familiarity with conformal coating soldering staking and underfill processes.
Additional Requirements:
- Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
- Must be able to lift 25 lbs. Unassisted
Pay Range:
- Director Avionics Manufacturing: $175000 - $260000
Salary Range: California
$175000 - $260000 USD
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls and therefore must either be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and asylees and refugees with such status granted not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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Director
Employment Type
Full Time
