Electrical QA / Cable Assembly Technician

Invariant Corporation is a small company with a highly qualified technical staff that takes pride in providing quality services to our customers. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 401k, profit sharing, and health/dental insurance. We have the following position available in our Huntsville office:

26-034 Electrical QA / Cable Assembly Technician

Invariant Corporation is seeking a full-time talented and motivated Electrical QA / Cable Assembly Technician with a minimum of 10 years of total experience required.

QA Duties Include:

• Provide quality test event support and ensure test procedures are followed, as applicable.
• Perform kit inspection against drawing requirements, as applicable.
• Support final inspections of electrical assemblies and electro/mechanical assemblies.
• Set up, modify, and operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions, and record results.
• Support maintaining traceability of purchased and manufactured hardware components.
• Assist with root cause and corrective action investigations and help implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Support system-level test events, as needed.
• Perform cable testing using our in-house cable testing machine, as needed.
• Assist with counterfeit part prevention, as needed.

Include Electrical Technician Duties:

• Assemble harnesses and electrical devices (switches, relays, and circuit boards) in accordance with relevant mil-spec standards.
• Test cable connections and ends.
• Cuts, Strips wire, attaches pins and assembles harnesses and recovers heat shrink and maker sleeves as required.
• Reads and interprets documents such as engineered drawings, schematics, work orders, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, work process specifications and procedure manuals.
• Carries out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Conduct in-process quality inspections on work in progress in accordance with quality specifications; make continuity checks on both work in progress and completed work.
• Disassemble, modify, rework, reassemble, and test experimental or prototype assemblies under simulated conditions.
• Performs other duties, as required.

Requirements:

• Maintain an active Security Clearance
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Min 8 years of cable harness building experience
• Min 2 years of electrical quality experience.
• IPC 610 (J-STD) Soldering.
• IPC 620 Cable Harness Fabrication.
• Basic knowledge of test equipment (DITMO, O-scope, etc.).
• Ability to interact professionally in a small, fast-paced, and mission-driven environment with co-workers, management, and client.
• Candidate must have 10 years of related work experience in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 compliant quality lab within aerospace or manufacturing industries.

Preferred qualifications:

• Audit experience in manufacturing and services environment.
• Experience troubleshooting nonconformances and working with customers, suppliers, and engineers for improvements.
• Experience in participating in quality investigations, undertaking root cause analysis, developing corrective action plans, and ensuring the effectiveness of actions undertaken.
• Experience with DoD cabling and electrical drawings/schematics.
• Additional years of experience is a definite plus.

Requires ability to:

• Experience with mechanical/electrical fabrication; cable and connector assembly.
• Possess the skills and experience in the use of a variety of tools and materials related to electrical cable/wire harness fabrication and basic mechanical assembly, missile assembly & ordnance experience.
• Significant experience and understanding of building deliverable hardware built to military specifications.
• Work well in a small, fast-paced and mission-driven environment with co-workers, management, and client.
• Demonstrate innovation, quick learning, excellent communication skills and adaptive thinking.
• Work independently with minimal supervision, making rational decisions, and exercising good judgment is essential.

Work Environment

• Office, Lab, and field environment.

Attendance

• Normal workdays are from 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday. Alternate work schedule can be negotiated.

• Support will be provided as needed during this time frame, but small efforts may be made at any time to support operations.

Invariant Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Invariant is a drug-free workplace.

This position is expected to be performed only in the state of Alabama.

Subject to the provisions of Code of Alabama§ 40-18-370, the Company shall give good faith consideration to Alabama residents for employment at the Project.