Senior Cable/Harness Assembler

DP Gayatri; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health and dental insurance

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Source Engineering & Manufacturing in Plymouth, MN is seeking a Senior Cable Assembler to handle the most complex builds on our on-site manufacturing floor. This senior IC role involves running first articles and setting workmanship standards for others to follow.

You will read intricate engineering drawings, perform precise wire work to IPC/WHMA-A-620, and ensure quality and compliance across builds, all on a Monday–Friday first shift.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on cable and wire harness assembly experience.
• Mastery of crimping, soldering, and connector termination across multiple connector families.
• Ability to work independently from complex engineering drawings, wire lists, and schematics.
• Proven first-time-right workmanship and low defect rates.
• Strong attention to detail and disciplined, repeatable technique.
• Experience building complete cable assemblies end-to-end, not single-station/high-volume work.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards experience, even without formal certification.

Responsibilities

• Build our most complex cable and wire harness assemblies from drawings, schematics, and work instructions with minimal supervision.
• Perform precision wire cutting, stripping, crimping, soldering, potting, labeling, and bundling to IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards.
• Run and document first-article builds, helping dial in fixturing and tooling before a job moves to volume.
• Read complex engineering drawings and flag errors or ambiguities back to engineering.
• Inspect your own and others' work for quality and compliance.

Skills

Cable/wire harness assembly

Crimping

Soldering

Reading engineering drawings

First article builds

Education

High school diploma

Tools

IPC/WHMA-A-620

J-STD-001

Job description

Ready to be the hands everyone else measures up to? Source Engineering & Manufacturing is looking for a Senior Cable Assembler to join our Plymouth, MN manufacturing site. This is a senior individual-contributor seat: you'll take on our most complex builds, run first articles, and set the workmanship standard newer assemblers learn by watching you work.

Your Role Will Include:

• Build our most complex cable and wire harness assemblies from drawings, schematics, and work instructions with minimal supervision.
• Perform precision wire cutting, stripping, crimping, soldering, potting, labeling, and bundling to IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards.
• Run and document first-article builds, helping dial in fixturing and tooling before a job moves to volume.
• Read complex engineering drawings and flag errors or ambiguities back to engineering.
• Inspect your own and others' work for quality and compliance.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on cable and wire harness assembly experience.
• Demonstrated mastery of crimping, soldering, and connector termination across multiple connector families.
• Ability to work independently from complex engineering drawings, wire lists, and schematics.
• Proven first-time-right workmanship and low defect rates.
• Strong attention to detail and disciplined, repeatable technique.
• Experience building complete cable assemblies end-to-end, not single-station/high-volume work.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards experience, even without formal certification.

Preferred

• Current IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification (CIS); training and certification provided if not already certified.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 CIT (Certified IPC Trainer).
• J-STD-001 soldering certification.
• Control panel build experience.

Salary and Benefits:

• $25-$30 per hour, based on experience and certification level.
• 401(k), health and dental insurance, and performance bonuses.

Location & Shift Times:

• Plymouth, MN (on-site).
• First shift, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM, Monday–Friday; FT.

Physical Demands:

• Fine motor control, close vision, and sustained focus at a bench.
• Frequent repetitive hand/wrist movement; extended periods seated or standing.
• Occasional lifting and moving of parts up to 35 lbs.