Cable Harness Manufacturing Engineer

CNC Recruitment Limited; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a skilled Cable Harness Manufacturing Engineer for a respected aerospace company in Yeovil. The role involves developing assembly instructions, ensuring compliance with standards, and improving manufacturing processes. Ideal candidates have a strong background in electrical/optical assembly and proficiency in CAD software. This position offers a temporary to permanent contract and regular working hours.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in electrical/optical harness assembly.
• Proficiency with CAD software.
• Ability to read and interpret complex wiring diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain accurate assembly instructions for manufacturing.
• Ensure instructions comply with relevant standards.
• Work closely with manufacturing to troubleshoot production issues.

Skills

Electrical/optical harness assembly

Problem-solving skills

Understanding of manufacturing processes

Education

HNC or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Overview

CNC Recruitment are looking for a skilled and reliable Cable Harness Manufacturing Engineer to join our client in Yeovil - a well-respected aerospace engineering company.

Work hours: Monday to Thursday 8.00am - 5.30pm and Friday 8.00am to 12.30pm

Job Type: Temp to Perm (Permanent after 16 weeks)

Salary: DOE

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in fibre optic/electrical and mechanical design principles, excellent problem-solving skills, and a proven ability to understand assembly practices. This role requires close collaboration with the manufacturing team to understand assembly techniques.

Responsibilities

• Documentation and Standards: Create and maintain accurate assembly instructions, work instructions and inspection criteria for manufacturing and QA.
• Documentation and Standards: Ensure instructions and processes comply with relevant standards (e.g. IPC-620 / ARINC / IEC (phone number removed)-35 / AS9100).
• Documentation and Standards: Produce work instructions/routings from technical drawings/specifications for production build.
• Manufacturing Support and Improvement: Work closely with manufacturing to troubleshoot design/assembly related production issues and implement immediate and long-term corrective actions.
• Manufacturing Support and Improvement: Identify production opportunities for improvement within the assembly process.
• Manufacturing Support and Improvement: Identify tooling required to perform assembly instructions, and research into new technologies/tooling to improve quality/efficiency/repeatability.
• Design and Development: Work closely with the design team to select appropriate components (compatibility/suitability/performance) to ensure high quality products for harnesses/assemblies in harsh environments.

Required Qualifications

• Professional experience in electrical/optical harness assembly.
• HNC or equivalent.
• Proficiency with CAD software (SolidWorks…)
• Strong understanding in electrical or optical components (e.g. circular D38999, D-sub, wire gauges, shielding techniques)
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes for cable assemblies, including crimping, soldering, pot and polish optical termination, fusion splicing, routing.
• Ability to read and interpret complex wiring diagrams/schematics.

Preferred Qualifications (Optional)

• IPC-WHMA-A-620
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in the Aerospace/Military/Automotive industry