Wire Harness Technician

Beehive Industries; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Life, and Disability

401(k) with Company Match

Equity in the company

Job summary

Beehive Industries in Centennial, Colorado, seeks a wire harness technician to read schematics and engineering drawings, measure and cut wires, and assemble wiring harnesses for aviation systems in a safety‑critical environment. You will fabricate, install, and rework flight harnesses and prewired assemblies in development and production, perform continuity tests, troubleshoot issues, and use tools such as wire strippers, crimpers, soldering irons, torque wrenches, and heat guns.

U.S.

Qualifications

• Reading schematics and engineering drawings to prepare wiring harnesses.
• Measuring, cutting, and preparing wires to exact specifications.
• Crimping, soldering, and assembling harnesses to ensure reliability.

Responsibilities

• Read blueprints and technical plans to create subassemblies or finished products.
• Bind cables using ties, conduits, lacing, sleeves, clamps, or straps.
• Install pins, connectors, and terminals with crimping tools and soldering irons.
• Fabricate and rework flight harnesses and prewired assemblies in development and production environments.
• Perform continuity tests and inspect harnesses for adherence to industry standards.
• Troubleshoot and repair non-conforming hardware.

Skills

Read schematics

Measure wires

Crimping

Soldering

Cable bundling

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Wire strippers

Crimpers

Soldering irons

Torque wrenches

Heat guns

Job description

Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine’s speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost.

Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Loveland Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio. Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA. This role will be located at our Centennial, Colorado facility.

Role Overview

• The wire harness technician manufactures and tests complex electrical wiring systems for the aviation industry. Daily tasks involve reading schematics, measuring and cutting wires, stripping, crimping, soldering, and bundling cables according to engineering drawings and quality standards.

What You’ll Do...

• Fasten components together according to blueprints and technical plans in order to create subassemblies or finished products.
• Bind cables or wire together using cable ties, conduit, cable lacing, sleeves, spot ties, cable clamps, or straps.
• Install specialized pins, connectors, and terminals using crimping tools and soldering irons.
• Fabricate, install and rework flight harnesses, sensors, prewired assemblies in either development and production environments.
• Uses tools to manipulate wire which will be used for electrical purposes, such as wire strippers, crimpers, soldering irons, torque wrenches, and heat guns.
• Perform continuity tests, verify functionality, and inspect finished harnesses for adherence to strict industry guidelines.
• Troubleshoot, determine issues, and repair non-conforming hardware.

You have...

• High School Diploma
• 5 Years of wire harness experience in aviation, aerospace environment
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issues security clearance is required. U.S. Citizenship is required, as only U.S. Citizens are eligible for a security clearance

In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this position is $30.00-$38.00 per hour. Please note that wage information is a general guideline only, and we will consider factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, and market conditions when extending an offer.

Beehive Industries offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes group Medical, Dental, Life, and Short and Long-Term disability coverage from day one. We also offer a generous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a Company match. Every role at Beehive Industries is bonus eligible and will also receive equity in the company.

Beehive Industries is committed to full compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We strive to create an inclusive work environment and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.