Avionics Manufacturing Team Lead

The Avionics Manufacturing Team Lead will be responsible for managing a team of technicians to assemble, integrate, and test avionics equipment for the Nyx spacecraft, ensuring that schedule, quality, and process discipline are maintained at every stage of production.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Management & Daily Operations

  • 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 to track progress and flag risks early.

  • Serve as the first point of escalation for technical and workload issues within the team.

  • Be available for the team to help and solve problems in the workshop (avionics lab)

• Schedule & Quality Control

  • Maintain a detailed short-term production schedule, tracking task completion against plan.

  • Enforce quality standards throughout the assembly and integration process, ensuring deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria.

  • Balance throughput and quality, escalating trade-offs to engineering management when necessary.

• Manufacturing Process Definition

  • Define, document, and continuously improve manufacturing and assembly procedures for avionics equipment.

  • Develop work instructions, and test procedures in coordination with design and quality engineers.

  • Identify process bottlenecks and implement solutions to increase build efficiency without compromising quality.

• Interface with Design & Engineering Teams

  • Act as the primary manufacturing interface to avionics design engineers, translating design intent into executable production tasks.

  • Participate in design reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR) and provide manufacturing readiness inputs.

• Documentation & Compliance

  • Ensure all manufacturing activities are fully documented and traceable.

  • Maintain build records, non-conformance reports, and configuration control logs.

  • Ensure compliance with applicable space-grade standards (ECSS, NASA-STD) and internal quality procedures.

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; strong communication skills for cross-functional coordination. German language is big plus.

Desirable Skills

• 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 audits, NCR processes, and quality gates is a strong plus.

• Knowledge of environmental testing requirements: vibration, thermal vacuum, EMC.

• Experience interfacing with design teams during early-stage product development.

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind