Aerospace Harness Technician - High-Rel Wiring & Soldering

Strixdrones; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay benchmarked to/

Job summary

STRIX USA is seeking an experienced Harness Technician in the Denver area to build, solder, terminate, and test wire harnesses for drone and cUAS systems. You will read drawings, meet IPC/WHMA-A-620 and J-STD-001 standards, and collaborate with electrical engineers on prototypes and production.

The role covers low-voltage wiring, RF coax, and high-current power distribution, with on-site production. A strong emphasis on quality, safety, and ITAR compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on wire harness experience in aerospace/defense/high-reliability industries.
• Expert hand-soldering skills with ability to achieve IPC J-STD-001 Class 3 workmanship.
• Current IPC/WHMA-A-620 CIS certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Current IPC J-STD-001 CIS certification, or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Able to read and interpret wiring diagrams, schematics, mechanical drawings, BOMs.
• Experience with MIL-spec wires/connectors (MIL-DTL-38999, M22759, M27500) and calibrated crimp tooling.
• Experience with continuity and hi-pot testing and troubleshooting harness faults.
• Working knowledge of ESD-safe handling practices.
• Strong attention to detail, manual dexterity, and comfort with magnification.
• Must be a U.S. Person (citizen or lawful permanent resident) per ITAR.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate wire harnesses, cable assemblies, and interconnects from drawings, schematics, wire lists, and build instructions.
• Hand-solder wires, terminals, connectors, and through-hole/SMD components to J-STD-001 Class 3.
• Crimp, strip, and terminate wire using calibrated tooling; perform crimp pull tests.
• Build harnesses on formboards with routing, breakouts, lacing, tie-wrapping, sleeving, heat-shrink, labeling, and strain relief.
• Terminate MIL-spec and commercial connectors (circular, D-sub, Micro-D, high-current power) and RF coaxial connectors.
• Wire high-current power distribution, battery leads, ESC/motor wiring, and avionics/flight-controller interconnects.
• Apply shielding, grounding, EMI practices; perform potting, encapsulation, and overmolding as specified.
• Test finished assemblies for continuity, insulation resistance, and hi-pot using Cirris and multimeters; troubleshoot defects.
• Inspect own and others’ work against IPC/WHMA-A-620 and IPC-A-610; document nonconformances.
• Maintain build travelers, inspection records, and traceability.
• Support prototyping with engineering; provide DFMA feedback; help write work instructions and build standards.
• Maintain tooling and calibration schedules, 5S work area, ESD controls.
• Follow ITAR/export control, security, and quality procedures for controlled hardware.

Skills

Hand-soldering

Class 3 workmanship

Wiring diagrams reading

Attention to detail

Education

IPC/WHMA-A-620 CIS

IPC J-STD-001 CIS

Tools

Calibrated crimp tooling

Cirris cable testers

Job description

STRIX USA is seeking an experienced Harness Technician in the Denver area to build, solder, terminate, and test wire harnesses for drone and cUAS systems. You will read drawings, meet IPC/WHMA-A-620 and J-STD-001 standards, and collaborate with electrical engineers on prototypes and production.

The role covers low-voltage wiring, RF coax, and high-current power distribution, with on-site production. A strong emphasis on quality, safety, and ITAR compliance is essential.