Engineering Technician V - SMT Specialist

Sierra Space Careers: Dare to Dream

About the Role

Do you enjoy being the resident expert mentoring others in your area of expertise? Join our team and take your career to new heights!

As an Engineering Technician V, you will be regarded as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and use your skills and expertise to perform a variety of duties in the electronic, mechanical, electromechanical, and/or optical areas. You'll be responsible for constructing, troubleshooting, calibrating, testing, and maintaining our equipment, components, devices, or systems. You'll ensure our systems and components meet established specifications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute new product introduction builds across all work centers

• Assist with initial PCBA line setup, facility requests, and programming of equipment

• Program, load, and operates automated equipment

• Work with engineer to design custom fixtures for PCBA to ensure efficient process flow and integration with SMT line

• Train technicians to run/troubleshoot complex machines

• Triage non-conforming product and drives resolution and preventative actions

• Resolve production issues while ensuring design integrity, product quality, and delivery timelines

• Perform process development and validation on new models in extremely aggressive timelines

• Ensure the successful transition of a product’s development

• Identify continuous improvement opportunities for yield, performance, and cost

• Define and execute maintenance schedules and support activities

• Optimize and configure processes and equipment for building surface mount electronics assemblies

• Perform internal research and development (IRAD) designs to optimize SMT process yield

• Specify equipment requirements for new build processes

• Develop design for manufacturability (DFM) guidelines

• Provide solutions to streamline space-grade circuit board assembly and test processes which may include flying probe, AOI, and functional testing, reflow soldering, selective soldering, and conformal coating

• Resolve production issues on the spot while ensuring design integrity allowing us to stay on schedule

• Facilitate a close relationship with the engineering team during design, build, and test to provide design feedback

About You:

Our mission is driven by the unwavering passion to push the boundaries of what is possible. We seek those who Dare to Dream — to envision the extraordinary and pursue it relentlessly – to join us on this transformational journey.  

 

We’re looking for dreamers who align with our values, vision and audacious goals – while also meeting the minimum qualifications below. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate and 5+ years of professional experience in a hands-on manufacturing environment; OR bachelor's degree in an engineering, math or science discipline

• 5+ years of experience working in SMT or PCBA process engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

• Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and human spaceflight

• Strong work ethic and drive to succeed

• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Experience producing J-STD-001 Class 2, IPC-A-610 Class 2 or equivalent hardware

• Hands on experience with optimizing SMT pick and place, reflow oven, conformal coating, or through hole soldering systems

• Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and human spaceflight

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to work all required shift hours, overtime, and weekends as needed. Estimated shift times; 1st Shift: 7:00AM - 4:00PM, 2nd Shift: 2:30PM - 11:00 PM

• Must be able to lift 25 pounds unassisted

• Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching may be required to perform the functions of this position

​ IMPORTANT NOTICE:

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant 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 the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

Estimated Starting Salary Range:

$42.66 - $58.66

At Sierra Space we are at the very doorstep of unlocking the future and the work in front of us is hard, but it is truly important and meaningful. Achieving our mission requires dedication, relentless pursuit of a dream and an unwavering passion for pushing the boundaries to accomplish what others might believe to be impossible. We seek those who too, Dare to Dream and will join us in a pursuit to achieve the extraordinary.

Application Deadline: This role will remain posted until a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Please note: Sierra Space does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to Sierra Space team members not through our approved vendor list or Talent Acquisition will be considered property of Sierra Space, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.

Sierra Space Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need special assistance or a reasonable accommodation related to applying for employment with Sierra Space or at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.