Group Lead - Assembly Technician Team

Job description

AV is seeking an experienced and highly organized Group Lead to provide daily leadership, direction, and technical oversight to a team of Assembly Technicians responsible for building, assembling, and testing mission-critical space-qualified hardware. The Group Lead will serve as the primary on-the-floor leader, ensuring that all assembly, integration, test, and documentation activities are performed safely, accurately, on schedule, and in strict compliance with procedures, quality standards, and mission requirements for flight and space hardware.

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Job responsibilities

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 requirements

Job requirements

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 responsibilities including: Precision assembly in cleanroom environments
Reading & interpreting complex drawings, schematics, ICDs, and work instructions
Mixing/applying flight-qualified epoxies and adhesives
ESD-sensitive hardware handling
Component inspection, cleaning, vacuum bake-out, and traveler documentation
Strong working knowledge of J-STD-001 (Space Addendum), IPC-A-610, and/or IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards

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