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You will bridge the gap between Design and Manufacturing, ensuring our designs are fully optimized for manufacturability, testability and reliability.\nResponsibilities\n\nProvide technical leadership across the company as the subject matter expert on PCBAs, including manufacturing process, materials, design for manufacturability, environmental testing and qualification, etc. \nDevelop, qualify and optimize manufacturing processes for PCBAs, including solder rework, SMT, conformal coating, staking, underfill and inspection\nDevelop, characterize, and optimize PCBA assembly processes, including: Hand soldering/solder rework, wave soldering, reflow soldering, selective soldering\n\nApply an understanding of soldering physics, including: Heat transfer and thermal profiles \nWetting, spreading, surface tension, and intermetallic formation \n\nServe as a subject-matter resource for PCBA rework and repair, including: Component removal and replacement \nPad repair \nSolder-joint rework \nLocalized thermal processes \nDamage prevention \nCleaning and inspection \nRework documentation and acceptance criteria \n\nProvide technical expertise on environmental testing of PCBAs, including vibration, thermal cycling and thermal vacuum\nCollaborate with design engineers to ensure manufacturability, testability, reliability, drawing review and DFM/DFA of PCBAs\nServe as technical expert on troubleshooting production issues, identifying root causes, and driving implementation of corrective actions for non-conformances\nOwn company specifications on PCBAs\nStay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in PCBA manufacturing to drive innovation and implementation of lead-edge technology\n\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelors' degree in Materials Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, or related field \n10+ years of demonstrated manufacturing experience with PCBAs, including SMT, conformal coating, staking, underfill\n10+ years of demonstrated inspection experience with PCBAs, X-ray/CT, flying probe and AOI. \nDeep understanding of materials used in PCBs and PCBA manufacturing\nStrong practical knowledge of hand soldering, wave soldering, reflow, selective soldering, component attachment, and terminal soldering\nExperience with soldering physics, fluxes, solder alloys, surface finishes, thermal profiles, solderability, and common soldering defects\n\nPreferred Skills and Experience\n15+ years of demonstrated manufacturing and inspection experience related PCBAs, \n M.S. or Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, or related field \nExperience with PCB and PCBA manufacturing for space applications. \nIn-depth understanding of PCBA functional testing, software testing and environmental testing. \nExperience automated optical inspection (AOI), and X-ray/CT inspection of PCBAs \n\nAdditional Information:\nCompensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.\nImpulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. 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