Avionics Manufacturing Team Lead

The role

The Avionics Manufacturing Team Lead will manage a team of technicians to assemble, integrate, and test avionics equipment for the Nyx spacecraft. The role involves maintaining schedule, quality, and process discipline during production.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate a team of avionics technicians across assembly, integration, and test activities.
• Plan, prioritise, and assign weekly tasks to meet programme milestones.
• Conduct regular team meetings and maintain a visible schedule.
• Serve as the first point of escalation for technical and workload issues.
• Help and solve problems in the avionics lab workshop.
• Maintain a detailed short-term production schedule.
• Enforce quality standards throughout the assembly and integration process.
• Define, document, and continuously improve manufacturing and assembly procedures.
• Develop work instructions and test procedures.
• Act as the primary manufacturing interface to avionics design engineers.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 4–6 years of hands-on experience in electronics or avionics assembly, integration, and test.
• Demonstrated experience managing or leading a team of technicians in a production or integration environment.
• Proven ability to maintain schedule adherence under pressure while upholding high quality standards.
• Strong understanding of avionics systems and electronics assembly processes (PCB assembly, harness routing, connector crimping, conformal coating, etc.).
• Experience defining and writing manufacturing procedures, work instructions, and test protocols.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, assembly drawings, and ICD documents.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to have

• German language is big plus.
• Previous experience in the space, defence, or aerospace sector.
• Familiarity with ECSS/NASA standards and derating practices for space hardware.
• Experience with quality management systems such as EN9100 or ISO 9001.
• Knowledge of environmental testing requirements: vibration, thermal vacuum, EMC.
• Experience interfacing with design teams during early-stage product development.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Before you apply

• Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship where applicable is provided.
• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.

About the company

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity.