Cable Fabrication Technician

Columbus Technologies and Services Inc•Pasadena, CA

9d•$30 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

The Cable Fabrication Technician III supports the Electronic Manufacturing, Packaging, & Technical Services Section at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The section provides engineering services involving electronics fabrication, including boards, cables, and harnesses; microelectronic and photonic hardware; electronic packaging and manufacturing engineering; electronic hardware thermal and structural analysis; advanced packaging engineering and process development; cleanroom services; measurement systems and instrumentation; calibration, metrology, test equipment, technical inventory management, cryogenics, and flight hardware logistics. This is an onsite, two-year contract position with potential for extension or conversion. It is a W-2 position with full benefits and a 9/80 work schedule. Customer- and contract-specific training will be provided. Employment is contingent on successfully passing a background check and drug screen. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Typically, a high school diploma and a minimum of 8 years of general experience are required.
Experience using innovative and creative approaches to resolve unusual situations.
Experience participating on teams within and outside the applicant's organization.
Ability to work under a microscope.

Nice To Haves

Training or certification in IPC J-STD-001 and/or NASA 8739.
Experience with Surface Mount Technology printed wiring assemblies.
Experience applying and mixing polymeric adhesives, potting materials, and conformal coatings.
Experience with JPL fabrication standards for printed wiring electronic assemblies, cables, and harnesses.
Knowledge of electronic and mechanical fabrication techniques for fabricating and assembling complex mechanical, electronic, electromechanical, cable-harness, device, fixture, part, or equipment assemblies.
Understanding of work techniques, applicable policies, procedures, and practices for planning, setup, repair, and/or modification of mechanical, electronic, or electromechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models, or specialized test equipment.
Experience working from schematics, rough sketches, diagrams, layouts, or plans that may require interpretation.
Experience working in cleanroom environments and at ESD workstations.

Responsibilities

Perform cable operations, including soldering, crimping, routing on mockups, wrapping cable assemblies, testing, potting, and closing connectors.
Operate manual manufacturing tools and equipment to produce high-reliability cable and harness assemblies.
Support the manufacturing engineer in assessing and recommending design modifications.
Support customer laboratories and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility during final integration when required.