Group Lead - Assembly Technician Team

for flight and space hardware.

Position

• ◆Provide daily work direction, task assignment, and priority setting for a team of 6 - 14 Assembly Technicians
• ◆Monitor progress of multiple assemblies/subassemblies in real time; reallocate resources and adjust priorities as needed to meet schedule milestones
• ◆Perform hands-on technical leadership including:
• ◆Demonstrating critical assembly techniques
• ◆Troubleshooting complex assembly issues
• ◆Verifying work-in-process quality and workmanship
• ◆Serve as primary on-shift point-of-contact for technicians regarding technical questions, procedure interpretation, and discrepancy resolution
• ◆Conduct pre-shift briefings, safety stand-downs, and end-of-shift pass-downs
• ◆Ensure strict adherence to ESD controls, cleanroom protocols, FOD prevention, and contamination control

• ✓Review and approve technician-generated documentation (travelers, discrepancy reports, as-built records, test data, COC/COA verification) for accuracy and completeness
• ✓Identify and escalate technical, schedule, or resource constraints to Manufacturing Management and Engineering in a timely manner
• ✓Assist in training and onboarding new technicians; perform skill assessments and provide feedback for performance reviews
• ✓Support continuous improvement initiatives including procedure updates, tool/equipment improvements, and process standardization
• ✓Actively participate in MRB (Material Review Board), Failure Review Boards, and build readiness reviews when required
• ✓Coordinate with Test Engineering, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Engineering to resolve issues impacting assembly flow
• ✓Occasionally perform technician-level assembly, bonding, staking, harness installation, or test support during peak periods or critical operations
• ✓Enforce and model AV's safety, quality, and mission-success-first culture

Basic

• ✓Minimum 6 years of hands-on experience assembling and testing space flight or high-reliability aerospace hardware
• ✓Previous experience as a lead, senior technician, or working group supervisor directing daily activities of 4+ technicians
• ✓Demonstrated expert-level proficiency in all core Assembly Technician

• ✓Ability to work in an office and manufacturing environment
• ✓Ability to perform moderate physical tasks (lifting up to 40 lbs, standing for extended periods, bending, working in cleanroom attire)
• ✓Occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear.
• ✓Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• ✓Willingness to support occasional extended work weeks (50 - 60+ hours) and off-shift coverage during critical integration & test phases, including starting the workday at 6:00 AM
• ✓Some domestic travel may be required ( Why This Role Matters

You will lead the team that physically builds the hardware the nation depends on to operate in the harshest environments in the solar system. Your leadership directly determines whether missions succeed or fail.

If you are a technically excellent, safety-first, detail-obsessed leader who thrives in a high-stakes, mission-critical environment -- we want you on the floor with our technicians building the future of space.

Clearance Level

No Clearance