Wire Harness Technician (EWIS)

Blackshark; Oberpfaffenhofen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Exploration Company is looking for a Wire Harness Technician to industrialize, build, and validate high-reliability electrical harnesses used across Nyx avionics and test campaigns. Your role includes translating harness design outputs into robust manufacturing processes and delivering flight-like harnesses with strong quality, repeatability, and documentation.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on wiring harness experience in aerospace/high-reliability contexts and be proficient at reading

Qualifications

• Technical vocational training in electrical, electronic, or mechanical fields.
• Hands-on experience with wiring harness manufacturing in high-reliability contexts (aerospace/space, aviation, etc).
• Ability to interpret harness drawings, wiring diagrams, BOMs; comfortable with controlled docs and instructions.
• Strong attention to detail and traceability; quality-focused workmanship.

Responsibilities

• Build electrical harnesses (development, qualification, and test harnesses) including cut/strip, crimp, splice, solder, lacing/tie, shielding terminations, labeling, and final assembly.
• Support batch-by-batch production for test campaigns and verification activities, coordinating parts, tooling, and work instructions.
• Collaborate with harness design and integration to ensure manufacturability and alignment between wiring diagrams and assembly.
• Maintain as-built records, deviations, rework logs, and configuration/serial tracking.

Skills

Electrical wiring

Mechanical assembly

Soldering

Crimping

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Traceability

Reading drawings

IPC/WHMA

Education

Electrical Ausbildung

Tools

Crimp tools

Wire strippers

Torque tools

Soldering equipment

Job description

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run.

To support this mission, we are bringing harness manufacturing in-house and are looking for a Wire Harness Technician to help industrialize, build, and validate high-reliability electrical harnesses used across the Nyx avionics and test campaigns.

In this role, your scope will be continuously evolving. Day-to-day you will help translate harness design outputs into robust manufacturing processes and deliver flight-like and test harnesses with strong quality, repeatability, and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

In your capacity as a Wire Harness Technician, your responsibilities will typically include:

Manufacturing & Assembly Execution

• Build electrical harnesses (development, qualification, and test harnesses), including cut/strip, crimp, splice, solder (where applicable), lacing/tie, over-braid/shield terminations, labeling, and final assembly.

• Support batch-by-batch production for test campaigns and verification activities (e.g., shock/vibration, EMI/EMC, TVAC), coordinating readiness of parts, tooling, and work instructions.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with harness design and integration stakeholders to ensure manufacturability (DFM), clarity of drawings, and alignment between wiring diagrams and physical assembly.

Documentation & Traceability

• Maintain "as-built" records, deviations, rework logs, and configuration/serial tracking for harnesses and critical components.

What we would love to see from you

For the Wire Harness Technician role, you ideally bring experience with the following:

• Technical vocational training (Ausbildung) in electrical, electronic, or mechanical fields (e.g. Elektroniker, Mechatroniker) or equivalent hands-on experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with wiring harness manufacturing or cable assembly in high-reliability contexts (aerospace/space, aviation, motorsport, defense, medical, or similar).

• Ability to interpret harness drawings, wiring diagrams, BOMs, and connector tables; comfortable working from controlled documentation and detailed work instructions.

• Solid understanding of harness workmanship principles (crimp quality, strain relief, routing/bend radius, shielding/grounding practices, backshell assembly and torqueing, etc.).

• Practical troubleshooting skills (identifying pinning errors, shorts/opens, intermittent faults, damaged contacts, shielding issues, etc.).

• Experience using typical harness assembly tools (crimp tools, wire strippers, insertion/extraction tools, torque tools, soldering equipment when applicable).

• High attention to detail and manual dexterity, with a strong focus on quality and workmanship standards (preferably IPC/WHMA awareness).

• Ability to follow precise processes and work instructions while maintaining consistency and traceability during production.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced production or test environment where priorities can shift based on integration and delivery needs.

• Team-oriented mindset with clear communication with engineering and quality teams when issues arise.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with aerospace/space workmanship standards and inspection approaches (e.g., IPC-style workmanship, connector acceptance criteria, traceability practices).

• Experience with harness electrical test equipment and automated test report generation.

• Understanding of EMI/EMC-sensitive build practices (shield termination strategies, pigtail control, bonding/grounding considerations), aligned with the fact that harnesses support EMI/EMC test activities.

• Prior experience supporting test harness builds for environmental testing (vibration, thermal-vac, etc.).

Why you should join us!

What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:

• We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind

• We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them

• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?

The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.