Senior Cable Harness & Flight Hardware Technician

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA seeks a Cable Fabrication Technician III to fabricate and assemble high-rel cables and electronics for flight hardware. You will perform SMT assembly, hand soldering, crimping, and wiring for engineering models and flight systems.

The role requires strong experience with wiring diagrams, schematics, and high-reliability standards in a cleanroom/ESD environment, with collaboration across engineering teams.

Qualifications

• High School diploma with typically a minimum of 8 years of related experience, or an Associate's degree with typically a minimum of 4 years of related experience, or Bachelor's degree with typically a minimum of 1 year of related experience.
• Extensive experience performing electronic assembly, soldering, crimping, cable/harness fabrication, connector installation, and hardware integration.
• Demonstrated experience fabricating, assembling, and inspecting complex electronic, electromechanical, and printed wiring board hardware.
• Advanced ability to interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
• Working knowledge of IPC J-STD-001, NASA-STD-8739, and other high-reliability electronics manufacturing standards and practices.
• Experience using microscopes, precision hand tools, test equipment, and manufacturing equipment to build, inspect, and troubleshoot flight or prototype hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve fabrication and assembly issues with minimal supervision while maintaining quality and schedule requirements.
• Experience working in clean room and ESD-controlled environments and providing technical support to engineers and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Has used innovative and creative approaches in resolving unusual situations.
• Participated on teams within and outside of own organization.

Responsibilities

• Perform surface mount technology setup, printed wiring board electronic assembly, hand soldering, connector pin crimping, cabling, chassis wiring, mechanical assembly, and chassis wiring for engineering model and flight electronic systems.
• Use and operate modern and manual manufacturing tools and equipment to produce high reliability printed wiring electronic assemblies and hybrid/microelectronic assemblies.
• Support the manufacturer engineer in assessing and recommending design modifications.
• Support various customer labs and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility in final integration, when required.

Skills

Electronics assembly

Soldering

Crimping

Cable/harness fabrication

Connector installation

Hardware integration

Schematic interpretation

Wiring diagrams

ESD handling

Cleanroom procedures

Education

High School diploma

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microscopes

Precision hand tools

Test equipment

Manufacturing equipment

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA seeks a Cable Fabrication Technician III to fabricate and assemble high-rel cables and electronics for flight hardware. You will perform SMT assembly, hand soldering, crimping, and wiring for engineering models and flight systems.

The role requires strong experience with wiring diagrams, schematics, and high-reliability standards in a cleanroom/ESD environment, with collaboration across engineering teams.