Avionics Technician – Spaceplane Harness & Production

Dawn Aerospace; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of hardware

Flat, fast-moving culture

Direct involvement in Dawn's evolution

Production foundations experience

Job summary

Dawn Aerospace in New Zealand is seeking an Avionics Technician to join our Avionics Team, focusing on building, integrating, and supporting avionics systems for the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane.

You will own electrical harness manufacture, coordinate supply chains, and help establish processes for scalable production in a fast-moving environment. Strong practical, organized, proactive mindset required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in aircraft, aerospace, or automotive electrical integration.
• Experience in cable and harness assembly to industry standards (NASA-STD-8739.4, IPC/WHMA-A-620, RA-5401, or AC 25-26).
• Proficient with Precision Termination Tooling for crimping/terminal installation.
• Experience producing high reliability, safety-critical products.
• Experience installing and troubleshooting electrical or avionics systems.
• Experience reading/producing electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Experience with standard electrical test equipment (multimeters, insulation testers, oscilloscopes, network analysers).
• Clear written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Build, install, and test flight-ready electrical harnesses, including manufacture, lacing, termination, labelling, inspection, routing, continuity testing, fault finding, and verification.
• Support the transition from development to production by improving documentation, work instructions, tooling, and production workflows.
• Integrate avionics systems into aircraft, including flight computers, sensors, radios, antennas, and supporting electronics.
• Configure and verify aircraft electrical systems, and support system-level testing during integration.
• Manage harness and avionics supply chains, including sourcing, BOMs, procurement, inventory, supplier engagement, harness kits, and production stock.
• Create and maintain design data including electrical schematics, BOMs, standards and SOPs.
• Maintain high standards of workmanship, safety, and documentation.
• Collaborate closely with avionics, mechanical, manufacturing, and flight test teams.
• Contribute ideas and feedback to improve designs, processes, and product quality.

Skills

Electrical harnessing

Avionics integration

Troubleshooting electrical systems

Schematic reading

Inventory management

English communication

Tools

Multimeters

Insulation testers

Oscilloscopes

Network analysers

Job description

Dawn Aerospace in New Zealand is seeking an Avionics Technician to join our Avionics Team, focusing on building, integrating, and supporting avionics systems for the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane.

You will own electrical harness manufacture, coordinate supply chains, and help establish processes for scalable production in a fast-moving environment. Strong practical, organized, proactive mindset required.