Senior Wire Harness Lead | 9/80 Schedule & Benefits

#twiceasnice Recruiting; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

401(k) with Company Match

PTO

Job summary

Our client in the electronic manufacturing industry seeks a Senior Wire Harness Assembly Technician in Irvine to lead and mentor teammates while building complex cable and wire harness assemblies per customer specs and AS9100/QMS standards.

As a Senior (Level III), you will receive drawings, interpret parts, and create assembly plans, spending up to 30% of time mentoring others and training staff. This role emphasizes reliability, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of cable/wire harness assembly experience required.
• Current or recently expired IPC-620 certification required.
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings and create assembly instructions required.
• Exposure to working within a QMS environment required.
• Familiarity with ESD, FOD, and safety protocols required.
• Desire to mentor and lead others required.

Responsibilities

• Build complex cable/wire harness assemblies to specification with minimal supervision
• Ensure all finished products are completed with quality and compliant with requirements
• Interpret customer drawings and parts and build simple, repeatable assembly plans
• Meet/exceed build times and manage KPI effectively
• Measure, cut, strip, and crimp wires; use rulers, calipers, and torque wrenches accurately
• Solder wires from 10AWG to 30AWG
• Predict and prevent assembly issues proactively
• Create, revise, and train others to work instructions; adapt quickly to new instructions
• Lead, mentor, and train junior assemblers; serve as go-to technical resource across work cells
• Create production notes and assembly aids
• Initiate corrective action on any product, process, or QMS non-conformity
• Follow all ESD, FOD, AS9100, and safety protocols; report unsafe conditions immediately
• Complete AS9100, quality, and other company-sponsored training as required

Skills

Leadership

Drawings interpretation

QMS exposure

Safety protocol awareness

Cable/wire harness assembly

Education

IPC-620 certification

Job description

Our client in the electronic manufacturing industry seeks a Senior Wire Harness Assembly Technician in Irvine to lead and mentor teammates while building complex cable and wire harness assemblies per customer specs and AS9100/QMS standards.

As a Senior (Level III), you will receive drawings, interpret parts, and create assembly plans, spending up to 30% of time mentoring others and training staff. This role emphasizes reliability, quality, and continuous improvement.