Senior Production Quality Engineer

<div class="content-intro"><p>Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.<br><br>Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.</p></div><h4 class="section page-centered"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Senior Production Quality Engineer&nbsp;</span></h4> <p>As a Senior Production Quality Engineer at Astranis, you’ll play a key role in building high-reliability satellite hardware as we expand our manufacturing capabilities. You’ll work closely with engineering and production teams to solve complex quality challenges, lead root cause investigations, and help ensure our hardware meets the rigorous standards required for spaceflight.</p> <p>We’re looking for a hands-on engineer with experience in electronics or electro-mechanical hardware manufacturing, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a strong track record of working effectively in dynamic environments.</p> <p><strong>Role</strong></p> <ul> <li>Perform and support quality functions such as nonconformance resolution, first article inspection, root cause analysis, corrective actions, containments, statistical process control, etc.</li> <li>Collaborate with design engineering teams to develop standards for part drawings, including identification of key characteristics, dimensioning and GD&amp;T, and first article inspection plans for electro-mechanical assemblies.</li> <li>Write and maintain quality management system (QMS) command media to govern how we design, build, and test hardware.</li> <li>Perform process validation for new manufacturing processes in collaboration with production engineering.</li> <li>Monitor key quality metrics such as product yield and in-process inspection results to help identify trends and areas for improvement.</li> <li>Participate in quality reviews and audits to ensure adherence to process requirements and design intent.</li> <li>Support process improvements that enhance manufacturability, reduce defects, or streamline production flow.</