Harness Technician

Position: Harness Technician

Location: San Jose, CA (On-Site)

Length: 3 Month Contract

Job Description

Client is seeking a Harness Technician to support the fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, installation, and rework of flight and non-flight electrical harnesses used on spacecraft and in-space transportation systems.

This role is responsible for manufacturing high-reliability aerospace harnesses and cable assemblies in accordance with engineering drawings, wiring schematics, IPC standards, work instructions, and quality requirements. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, experienced with high-reliability electrical assemblies, and comfortable working in cleanroom or controlled production environments where workmanship and quality are critical to mission success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manufacture flight and non-flight wire harnesses for aerospace applications.
• Cut, strip, tin, crimp, solder, terminate, splice, lace, and label wiring assemblies.
• Assemble complex cable harnesses from engineering drawings and wiring schematics.
• Install backshells, strain reliefs, heat shrink, shielding, and overbraid.
• Fabricate coaxial, twisted pair, discrete wire, ribbon cable, and power harnesses.
• Perform connector assembly, including D-Sub, Micro-D, Nano-D, circular, RF, and other space-rated connectors.
• Perform continuity, isolation, and Hi-Pot testing.
• Troubleshoot electrical faults and validate harnesses against schematics.
• Support spacecraft functional testing and document test results.
• Perform first article, in-process, and final acceptance inspections.
• Verify workmanship to IPC/WHMA-A-620 with Space Addendum requirements.
• Inspect crimps, solder joints, shielding, strain relief, and cable routing.
• Support material review board activities and corrective actions.
• Rework damaged harnesses, connectors, contacts, pins, solder joints, and wire sections as needed.
• Diagnose intermittent electrical faults and support root cause investigations.

Qualifications:

• 4 to 8 years of aerospace or high-reliability electrical assembly experience.
• Experience manufacturing complex wire harnesses.
• Experience with flight hardware preferred.
• Strong crimping and soldering skills.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics.
• Experience with connector assembly.
• Familiarity with ESD requirements.
• Ability to use precision measuring equipment.
• Excellent workmanship and attention to detail.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate degree or technical certification preferred.
• IPC certification highly desirable.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Spacecraft harness manufacturing.
• Satellite integration experience.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification.
• IPC J-STD-001 certification.
• NASA workmanship experience.
• ESA workmanship experience.
• MIL-STD harness manufacturing.

POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK IS REQUIRED. Digital Prospectors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Digital Prospectors affirms the right of all individuals to equal opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment.

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