Assembly Technician (Local)

Essential Functions 

• Responsible for production and processing of flight avionics and harnesses, mechanical and electrical integration to high level work/rework instructions. 

• Solders and reworks fine pitch components and discrete components as small as 0402 size.  

• Constructs flight harness elements on hardware, including crimping conductors for connectors in accordance with NASA and IPC standards and Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) mitigation and control. 

• Schedules work activities in coordination with all team member and maintains status of work. 

• Ensures manufacturing progress is reported appropriately and issues are documented and resolved. 

• Records requirement verification from tests and inspections and follows written procedures. 

• Documents production details of flight hardware and ensures flight processing activities are recorded in accordance with program and company processes. 

Non-Essential Functions 

• Performs other duties as required or requested which may become essential to this position. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• High school diploma / GED 

• Minimum 2-3 years of wiring harness assembly/integration or general electrical and electronics fabrication/rework experience 

• J-STD-001ES certification for soldering with Space Addendum or equivalent is required 

• Experience cleaning, staking, underfilling and masking per NASA-STD 8739.1 in preparation for Parylene coating, or familiarity with similar commercial standards and ability to follow the NASA Standard with minimal oversight 

• Knowledge of electronics lab standard practices, especially ESD mitigation/control, ability to interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.

• Able to apply industry standard cable and wire harness design practices in development harnesses 

• IPC/WHMA-A-620, Class 3 Certification for Cable and Wire Harness Manufacturing Familiarity with basic fabrication equipment including soldering workstations, microscopes, power supplies, multimeters, hand tools and crimping tools. 

Preferred Skills 

• Experience working with satellites, launch vehicles, or other spacecraft. 

• Good interpersonal communication skills to stay in sync with the rest of the team 

• Knowledge of MIL-STD-461 or equivalent EMI mitigation techniques. 

• Knowledge of and experience with DWV, Hi-Pot, and/or IR testing to verify quality cable construction. 

• Knowledge of NASA-STD-8739.4A for Wire Crimping and AS50881 for Aerospace Wiring.