Electronics Fabrication Technician

PGS Worldwide is seeking an Electronics Fabrication Technician in Grand Prairie, Texas for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will fabricate, solder, wire, and assemble circuit cards, wiring harnesses, subassemblies, and cabinet-level electrical equipment. The technician will work from engineering drawings and schematics while collaborating with engineers, fabricators, procurement personnel, and quality inspectors.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with 6–8 years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with 4–6 years of relevant experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in a fabrication environment such as cable and wire harness fabrication, SMT circuit board fabrication, or maintenance of military-designed products.
• Prior soldering and wire-harness certification to applicable MIL-STD requirements.
• Experience placing and soldering components onto circuit cards and subassemblies.
• Experience fabricating wiring harnesses, including connector pinning and de-pinning and installation of mounting hardware.
• Experience fabricating electrical equipment from blueprints, schematics, and engineering documentation.
• Ability to communicate design or process issues clearly to engineers and management, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience using software tools and Microsoft applications.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Safety shoes are required.

Preferred Skills

• J-STD-001 soldering certification.
• IPC-7711/IPC-7721 certification or experience.
• Experience with procurement and acquisition of test materials.
• Experience interpreting and building test equipment from aerospace and defense engineering documentation.

What You’ll Do

• Place and solder electronic components onto circuit cards and electrical subassemblies.
• Fabricate cable and wire harnesses, including connector pinning, de-pinning, and installation of mounting hardware.
• Assemble lower-level electrical components into single- and multi-bay cabinet assemblies.
• Build electrical equipment from blueprints, schematics, engineering drawings, and fabrication instructions.
• Deliver completed assemblies for engineering or manufacturing production use.
• Identify and communicate design, fabrication, and process issues to engineers and management.
• Collaborate with engineers, other fabricators, drafting personnel, procurement, and quality inspectors.
• Perform fabrication work independently while contributing effectively within a team environment.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Minimum 40 hours per week.
• Occasional overtime may be required.

Pay

• $51.39 per hour.

Job ID: 22390

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.