Production Technician

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.

With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection.

Xona is looking for a Lead Production Technician to support the build, test, and integration of the Xona spacecraft. This is a working, hands-on lead role for an experienced complex assembly and test technician. This production floor leader would help train, support, steer and work alongside other capable production technicians. They will work directly with the production, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and engineering teams in the newly built satellite production facility.

This is a high visibility, high impact role in the production team and will have a critical impact on the company as it progresses into the scale-up of repeatable, high quality, production spacecraft.

What You’ll Do:

• Be the go-to production team lead technician, that will coordinate activities to meet schedule, meet quality standards, cross train team members, run production stand-ups and set an overall high standard for production activities through leading by example.

• Adhere to all safety protocols and help maintain a cleanroom-like environment and proper ESD-safe practices during satellite builds

• Assemble and integrate satellite components and subsystems, including electrical harnesses and mechanical structures, following digital work instructions and procedures.

• Support cable routing, thermal insulation application, and other spacecraft-level assembly tasks, such as soldering, bonding, torque-controlled fastener installation, testing, anomaly detection and repair/resolution

• Measure, record, test and document specific data as part of the complex assembly process

• Perform PCB handling, incoming and in-process inspection to IPC-A-610 workmanship criteria, and functional/continuity testing

• Maintain processes and systems for production equipment, 5S/FOD protocols, QA test benches, holding fixtures and personnel driven procedures.

• Assist with optimizing, clarifying and evolving the assembly and integration process instructions to support overall quality and build efficiency.

What You Bring:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience with mechanical or electrical assembly, preferably in space, aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, or electronics industries