Aerospace Harness Technician: Spacecraft Wiring Expert

Apex Technology, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Excellent health benefits

PTO starting 15 days

401(k) with match

Parental leave

Daily catered lunch

Office Playa Vista

Stock options

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. seeks a skilled Harness Technician to join the Avionics Test team. You will fabricate, assemble, modify, and repair complex electrical wire harnesses for spacecraft avionics, following schematics, NASA/IPC standards, and build instructions.

In a cleanroom environment, you’ll perform crimping, soldering, testing, and documentation while collaborating with engineers to ensure high-quality, traceable harness assemblies for flight-worthy space systems.

Qualifications

• Expert-level ability to read complex electrical schematics and 3D CAD models.
• Experience with high-density connectors (Micro-D, Nano-D, Circular Mil-Spec).
• Familiarity with aerospace quality standards and processes.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, assemble, route, and terminate complex electrical wire and coaxial harnesses from engineering drawings, schematics, and work instructions, adhering to NASA and IPC workmanship standards.
• Perform high-quality crimping, soldering, splicing, pinning, connectorization, shielding, sleeving, and potting across a variety of aerospace-grade wires, cables, and connectors.
• Inspect and test completed harnesses using digital multimeters and other test equipment to perform continuity, insulation resistance, and point-to-point verification.
• Diagnose wiring, connector, and termination issues and perform repairs, modifications, and rework while maintaining required workmanship standards.
• Interpret wiring diagrams, schematics, pinout tables, and harness drawings while maintaining accurate as-built records, build logs, and red-line documentation for full traceability.
• Fabricate and handle harness assemblies in controlled ESD-safe and cleanroom environments while following established aerospace quality and safety procedures.
• Work closely with engineers to translate designs into reliable, build-ready harness assemblies and provide feedback on manufacturability.

Skills

Electrical schematics

3D CAD models

High-density connectors

Aerospace standards

ESD/cleanroom

Wiring harnessing

Safety compliance

Attention to detail

Education

NASA-STD-8739

IPC-J-STD-001 Space Addendum

Tools

Digital multimeters

Test equipment

Microscope

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. seeks a skilled Harness Technician to join the Avionics Test team. You will fabricate, assemble, modify, and repair complex electrical wire harnesses for spacecraft avionics, following schematics, NASA/IPC standards, and build instructions.

In a cleanroom environment, you’ll perform crimping, soldering, testing, and documentation while collaborating with engineers to ensure high-quality, traceable harness assemblies for flight-worthy space systems.