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Avionics Manufacturing Engineer II

Airhart Aeronautics· Engineering
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Hybrid (Long Beach, CA)$125k - $155kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Manufacturing-focused avionics hardware engineer role at Airhart Aeronautics, responsible for turning prototypes into production-ready hardware and supporting first articles, supplier qualification, and on-floor manufacturing improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Support the transition of new avionics hardware from engineering prototypes into production.
  • Work with electrical and mechanical engineers to improve manufacturability during the design process.
  • Help identify and qualify suppliers for PCB assemblies, cable assemblies, and other custom hardware.
  • Create and maintain assembly work instructions, manufacturing documentation, and inspection procedures.
  • Design or improve simple fixtures, tooling, and assembly aids.
  • Support first article builds and pilot production runs.
  • Investigate manufacturing issues and work with engineering to identify practical solutions.
  • Help improve assembly quality, production efficiency, and repeatability.
  • Spend time on the production floor working directly with technicians to understand build challenges.

Qualifications

  • Approximately 2–5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering, NPI, production engineering, or a similar hands-on hardware role.
  • Experience building electromechanical or electronics products.
  • Familiarity with PCB assemblies, cable assemblies, machined parts, and mechanical assemblies.
  • Comfortable working directly with suppliers and contract manufacturers.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and a willingness to spend time on the production floor.
  • Excited to learn and take on increasing ownership as the company grows.
  • You do not need prior avionics experience. Experience in aerospace, robotics, automotive, consumer electronics, medical devices, or similar industries transfers well.

Skills

Required:Manufacturing engineeringElectromechanical/electronics product experiencePCB assembliesSupplier and contract manufacturer collaborationProduction floor hands-on
Nice to have:CAD (basic, fixtures)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Airhart is making airplanes anyone can fly. Our semi-autonomous tech will enable 10x more people to fly their own planes and make flying to Tahoe as easy as driving to the grocery store

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