Senior Production Technician - Hardware & PCB Assembly

Fuse Integration; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

11 paid Federal Holidays

PTO

401k with employer matching

Annual bonuses

Cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

Fuse Integration in San Diego is seeking a hands-on electronics assembler to build cable harnesses and circuit card assemblies for defense and aerospace applications.

You will read schematics and wiring diagrams, use DMMs, soldering irons, crimp tools and conformal coating practices, maintain ESD/FOD control, mentor junior technicians, and collaborate with production, quality, and engineering to resolve build issues on a mixed prototype-to-production line.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience assembling cable harnesses and PCBA in a defense/aerospace or regulated electronics environment.
• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, harness drawings, schematics, and assembly instructions.
• Proficiency with hand tools, crimp tools, soldering irons, heat guns, torque tools, and basic electrical test equipment (DMM, continuity testers).
• Strong attention to detail and quality mindset with the ability to follow written processes and inspection criteria.
• Ability to work independently and in a small production team.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Assemble cable harnesses and interconnects from drawings, BOMs, and instructions; apply IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards.
• Build and rework complex circuit card assemblies including SMT and through-hole soldering and conformal coating touch-up.
• Assemble and integrate electro-mechanical units and ruggedized enclosures.
• Read and follow schematics, wiring diagrams, and assembly travelers; maintain configuration control.
• Perform continuity and basic functional verification with multimeters and production test equipment.
• Document as-built work, nonconformances, and first-article notes; support MRB and engineering changes.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and engineering to resolve build issues and improve process.
• Maintain ESD, FOD, and tool-control in a mixed environment; mentor junior technicians on shift.
• Identify and remove blockers to keep work progressing.

Skills

Cable harness assembly

PCB assembly

Schematics interpretation

Electrical test equipment

ESD awareness

Mentoring

US Citizenship

Tools

Crimp tools

Soldering irons

DMM

Heat gun

Torque tools

Continuity testers

Conformal coating tools

Job description

Fuse Integration in San Diego is seeking a hands-on electronics assembler to build cable harnesses and circuit card assemblies for defense and aerospace applications.

You will read schematics and wiring diagrams, use DMMs, soldering irons, crimp tools and conformal coating practices, maintain ESD/FOD control, mentor junior technicians, and collaborate with production, quality, and engineering to resolve build issues on a mixed prototype-to-production line.