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.