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Xona Space Systems
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (PCBA & Validation Test)
Skills
PythonTesting & QARData AnalysisProcess ImprovementSupply Chain
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$168,000 – $224,000 / year
Location:
Burlingame, CA, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
17 August 2026
What they need
- As the technical owner of PCBA validation and test, you will define the production/process validation testing (PVT) strategy for incoming boards, drive it into digital work instructions, and close the loop with our contract manufacturers when hardware doesn’t meet spec
- You’ve worked inside a PCBA production environment before and know the difference between inspecting boards and actually controlling the process that produces them
- You’ll bring that experience to a small, fast-moving team building flight hardware for the first time at rate
- Define and own the PVT strategy for incoming PCBAs — receiving inspection, ICT/flying probe, X-ray and conformal coating inspection, and functional or environmental screening as warranted — and drive continuous improvement in cycle time
- Translate schematics, assembly drawings, and IPC-A-610 / J-STD-001 workmanship criteria into inspection and test procedures embedded directly in digital work instructions and travelers
- Specify, build, and qualify test fixtures, bed-of-nails and functional test stations, and the instrumentation behind them (power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, signal generators, data acquisition systems)
- Own nonconformance management for incoming boards — containment, root cause analysis (8D/5-Why/Fishbone), and MRB disposition
- Work with the QA and supply chain teams to conduct PCB contract manufacturer audits and own SCAR workflows, driving supplier corrective action to closure
- Build measurement and test confidence through gage/test method validation and Gage R&R
- Analyze yield, defect, and escape trends from incoming PCBA data to drive both supplier-side and internal process improvement
- Partner with electrical design and systems engineering to feed manufacturing and test data back into DFM for future board revisions
- Mentor engineers and technicians on PCBA inspection and test practices as the team and factory scale- B.S. in Electrical, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Direct experience standing up or owning production/process validation testing (PVT) for electronic assemblies
- Ability to read and interpret schematics, assembly prints, and BOMs, with working knowledge of GD&T
- 7+ years in manufacturing or test engineering in a PCBA/electronics production environment (5+ with an advanced degree)
- Experience with nonconformance management and root cause analysis
- Hands-on in a fast-moving production environment, working directly with technicians and CM partners
- Working knowledge of IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 workmanship and acceptance standards
- Experience with PCBA test methods: ICT, flying probe, functional test and the fixtures and equipment behind them
- Experience scaling a validation process from NPI/first article through repeatable production rate
- Programming experience (Python or similar) for test automation or data analysis
- Experience with MES/ERP systems and configuration-controlled manufacturing records
- PCB or electronics contract manufacturer audit experience
- Experience in aerospace, space, defense, or other high-reliability electronics manufacturing (IPC Class 3, J-STD-001 Space Addendum)
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