About the Role
Space Credibility Canada Inc. (SCCI) is seeking a highly motivated Manufacturing Engineer to support production in a fast-paced, high-reliability space manufacturing environment. SCCI is an AS9100-certified, IPC Class 3 contract electronics manufacturer building circuit card assemblies and box builds for space and defence customers, where the hardware we build has to work the first time, every time.
This role focuses on making each job build-ready and keeping production moving: translating engineering designs into robust manufacturing documentation, supporting builds on the floor, and solving the manufacturing problems that arise day to day. The Manufacturing Engineer works closely with production, quality, engineering, and supply chain teams, and alongside our Manufacturing Process Lead, who owns process strategy, the SMT line, and manufacturing equipment.
The role is split roughly evenly between desk work: work instructions, build documentation, manufacturability reviews and time on the shop floor supporting builds and troubleshooting. Floor support and problem solving are central to success in this position: when a build hits an issue, the Manufacturing Engineer is the first engineering response, and the best solutions come from working directly with the assemblers and technicians who build the product. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving practical manufacturing problems, values the knowledge of experienced operators, and takes pride in delivering on commitments.
Key Responsibilities
Production Support and Problem Solving
- Provide first-response engineering support to production teams to resolve manufacturing issues: same day, on the floor, at the bench with the operator.
- Investigate root causes of manufacturing defects and process deviations and implement corrective actions, working with Quality on nonconformances (NCRs) and corrective actions (CARs).
- Work closely with technicians and operators to ensure processes are understood and executed correctly, and incorporate their feedback into documentation and build methods.
- Ensure manufacturing readiness for production builds and resolve technical issues quickly to keep committed dates intact.
Manufacturing Documentation
- Translate engineering designs and documentation into clear, accurate, Class 3-compliant work instructions, travellers, and build documentation that assemblers and technicians can execute without interpretation.
- Maintain work instructions and build documentation as living documents: update them when processes change, when defects reveal gaps, and when operators identify better methods.
- Maintain traceability and build records to the standard required by SCCI’s AS9100 quality management system and our space and defence customers.
New Product Introduction and Build Readiness
- Review incoming jobs for manufacturability and flag gaps, ambiguities, and risks before they reach the floor.
- Define and prepare the tooling, fixtures, and consumables each job requires.
- Support first articles on the floor: capture what the documentation got wrong and correct it before the production run.
Process Improvement
- Identify and implement practical improvements to build flow, documentation quality, and first-pass yield within the processes owned by the Manufacturing Process Lead.
- Bring problems and proposed improvements forward with supporting data.
Quality and Compliance
- Ensure manufacturing documentation and build methods meet applicable aerospace and space industry quality requirements.
- Support quality investigations, nonconformance resolution, and corrective action implementation.
- Participate in design and manufacturing reviews to ensure manufacturability and reliability.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work with supply chain and quality teams to address component or supplier-related issues.
What You Bring
- 3–7+ years of experience in electronics manufacturing engineering or a closely related hands-on role; EMS/contract manufacturing, aerospace, defence, or other high-reliability electronics environments strongly preferred.
- Degree or diploma in engineering or engineering technology, or equivalent demonstrated capability.
- Working knowledge of IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001 with Space Addendum workmanship standards; experience building to Class 3 is a strong asset. (SCCI builds to IPC-A-610H and J-STD-001H, Class 3.)
- A track record of writing manufacturing documentation that operators actually use and of updating it when they identify problems.
- Demonstrated root-cause problem solving on real production defects, with the ability to walk through specific examples.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including a genuine willingness to listen to and learn from operators and technicians.
- A reliable delivery record: you commit to dates, meet them, and raise issues early when a date is at risk.
- Eligible to work in Canada and able to meet the requirements of registration under the Controlled Goods Program (CGP), including a security assessment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00-$115,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
