Cable and Wire Harness Assembler

DP Gayatri•Plymouth, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Source Engineering & Manufacturing is hiring a senior individual-contributor Cable and Wire Harness Assembler at its Plymouth, Minnesota manufacturing site. The role handles the company’s most complex builds, runs first-article builds, and helps establish workmanship standards for newer assemblers. The assembler builds complete cable and wire harness assemblies from engineering drawings, schematics, wire lists, and work instructions, using minimal supervision. Work includes precision wire cutting, stripping, crimping, soldering, potting, labeling, and bundling to IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards. The position is on-site, full-time, and scheduled for the first shift, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Pay is $25–$30 per hour, based on experience and certification level.

Requirements

3–5 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, rather than single-station, high-volume work.
Experience with IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards; formal certification is not required.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Build 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 and help refine fixturing and tooling before production moves to volume.
Read complex engineering drawings and report errors or ambiguities to engineering.
Inspect own and others’ work for quality and compliance.