Avionics Manufacturing Team Lead
The Exploration Company
Job Description
<p style="min-height:1.5em">Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The Avionics Manufacturing Team Lead will be responsible for managing a team of technicians to assemble, integrate, and test avionics equipment for the Nyx spacecraft, ensuring that schedule, quality, and process discipline are maintained at every stage of production.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Team Management & Daily Operations</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead and coordinate a team of avionics technicians across assembly, integration, and test activities.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Plan, prioritise, and assign weekly tasks to meet programme milestones.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Conduct regular team meetings and maintain a visible schedule to track progress and flag risks early.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Serve as the first point of escalation for technical and workload issues within the team.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Be available for the team to help and solve problems in the workshop (avionics lab)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Schedule & Quality Control</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Maintain a detailed short-term production schedule, tracking task completion against plan.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Enforce quality standards throughout the assembly and integration process, ensuring deliverables meet defined acceptance criteria.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Balance throughput and quality, escalating trade-offs to engineering management when necessary.</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Manufacturing Process Definition</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Define, document, and continuously improve manufacturing and assembly procedures for avionics equipment.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Develop work instructions, and test procedures in coordination with design and quality engineers.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Identify process bottlenecks and implement solutions to increase build efficiency without compromising quality.</p></li></ul></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Interface with Design & Engineering Teams</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Act as the pr
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