Harness Assembly Technician

Sterling St James LLC; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling St James LLC in Chatsworth, CA is hiring an Assembly/Harnessing Technician to join the Manufacturing Assembly and Test team on first shift. The role reports to the Manufacturing Supervisor and is on-site in a collaborative environment.

Candidates should have a HS diploma, 5+ years in electrical assembly and soldering, experience in a regulated setting, and a J-STD solder certification (NASA certification preferred). Travel to customer sites may be required.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent required.
• 5+ years in electrical assembly and soldering.
• Experience in highly regulated manufacturing (Aerospace/Medical devices) required.
• J-STD solder certification required; NASA certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assemble high-reliability chassis and final assemblies using circuit cards and wire harnesses.
• Perform high-reliability soldering and crimping on complex sub-assemblies.
• Read from assembly drawings, worksheets, parts lists, and test specs.
• Adhere to Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) procedures.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering to diagnose and rework complex models.
• Work with engineering to improve testing procedures and worksheets.
• Maintain cleanliness levels and traceability records for controlled programs.
• Travel to customer facilities and service company hardware as needed.

Skills

J-STD Certification

Electrical assembly

Soldering

Schematics reading

Education

HS Diploma

Technical/vocational training

Job description

Assembly/Harnessing Technician ( Chatsworth, CA ) 18360

Direct Hire Opportunity

Salary Plus benefits:

Our SDG team in Chatsworth, CA is eagerly looking for an Assembly/Harnessing Technician to join their dynamic team. You will join the Manufacturing Assembly and Test team directly, reporting to our Manufacturing Supervisor and enjoy an on-site, collaborative working environment on first shift.

Skills and Certifications

• J-STD Certification is REQUIRED
• 5+ years of electrical assembly experience
• 5+ years of soldering experience
• Read/interpret engineering drawings/blueprints/schematics

As an Assembly/Harnessing Technician, you will add incredible value to the team by holding responsibility for:

• Assemble high reliability chassis and final assemblies using circuit cards, stand offs, wire harnesses, solder and crimping, electrical and mechanical instruments.
• Perform high reliability soldering and crimping operations on complex sub-assemblies, electronic, and mechanical assemblies, repair of circuit boards, jumper wires, and wire harnesses.
• Decipher and work from assembly drawings, worksheets, parts lists, test specifications, and other instructions, both written and oral.
• Know and follow applicable Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) procedures
• Perform running harnessing and working with motion control pointing mechanisms as required.
• Work in concert with Product Engineering in diagnosing and proposing the necessary rework on models that are intricate in structure and design.
• Work closely with engineering to innovate testing procedures and suggest changes in worksheet processes.
• Clean components to required cleanliness levels. Maintains traceability records, MDC forms and configuration records on controlled programs.
• Work on repair units normally run with production units.
• May be required to travel to customer facilities and service company hardware.

To be considered for this Assembly/Harnessing Technician role, here’s what you’ll need to bring with you:

• HS Diploma (or equivalent) is required. Additional training from a technical/vocational school always valued!
• 5+ years of experience electrical assembly and soldering experience
• Experience in a highly regulated manufacturing environment (e.g. Aerospace, Medical Devices/FDA etc.) required
• J-STD solder certification required; NASA Certification preferred