Electronics Assembly Inspection Technician

About Skyloom

Skyloom, an IonQ company, is a telecommunications company founded with the mission to develop, deploy, and operate one of the fundamental pieces of tomorrow's space communication infrastructure to provide data transport services on a planetary scale. If you have a strong sense of purpose, focus, urgency, and willingness to compete, or if working on space lasers excites you, join our team to develop the future generation of space communication technology.

Skyloom is building the orbital infrastructure for the next renaissance in global connectivity. As Earth’s first space-based telecommunications company, we deliver fiberless, planetary-scale data transport that dramatically increases bandwidth, availability, and resiliency—while reducing latency and total cost of operations.

Our proprietary optical technology enables secure, ultra-high-capacity connections across our end-to-end, multi-orbit network or within your own infrastructure, unlocking a new standard for global communications.

Location: This role will be onsite in our Broomfield, Colorado office.

Travel: Up to 5%

Job ID: 1755

The Role

This role is responsible for the assembly, inspection, certification, rework, and acceptance of electronic flight hardware. The technician is a key quality gate for all incoming PCBAs and supports production through IPC-compliant workmanship, staking, conformal coating, harness fabrication, and repair activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform incoming visual inspection of all PCBAs using IPC-A-610 acceptance criteria.
• Assemble, inspect, and verify electronic flight hardware and cable/harness assemblies.
• Perform staking, conformal coating, and final workmanship verification.
• Execute SMT and through-hole rework and repair in accordance with IPC-7711/7721.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions for workmanship issues.
• Read and interpret schematics, assembly drawings, ECNs, and manufacturing travelers.
• Maintain complete product traceability and manufacturing records.
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Test.
• Champion ESD, FOD, and contamination-control practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in aerospace, defense, medical, or other high-reliability electronics manufacturing.
• Demonstrated expertise in SMT and through-hole assembly and rework.
• Experience inspecting Class 3 electronic assemblies.
• Experience with microscopes, soldering/rework stations, multimeters, and precision tools.
• Strong understanding of AS9100 quality principles and configuration control.

Preferred Qualifications

• IPC-7711/7721 Rework, Modification, and Repair of Electronic Assemblies
• IPC-A-610 Certified Standards Expert (CSE)
• J-STD-001 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS)
• J-STD-001 Space Addendum Certified IPC Specialist (CIS)
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS)

Compensation

The approximate base salary range for this position is $68,456 - $90,533. The total compensation package includes base, bonus, equity, and a range of benefit options found on our career site.

Benefits will be provided by Skyloom, Inc., an IonQ Company, and will differ from the benefits listed on the IonQ website.