Harness Assembly Technician

KBR, Inc.•Laurel, MD

6d•$88,500 - $132,800•Onsite

About The Position

KBR is looking for a Harness Assembly Technician to fabricate, assemble, and test flight and ground support equipment harnessing for numerous applications based on written documentation and workmanship standards at Applied Science Laboratory. The Harness Assembly Technician will use schematic drawings, wire lists, and written procedures to build cable assemblies from individual parts and components and perform verification testing of completed assemblies. The primary responsibility will be Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and spacecraft flight harness assembly, including reading and understanding harness schematics, executing operational steps of a Work Order Traveler, and determining routing based on drawing, wiring mock-up, or chassis/rack layout.

Requirements

High School Degree or equivalent
8 years of experience in harness fabrication, testing, installation, mechanical assembly, or flight close-outs
Knowledge of conventional test equipment (digital multi-meters)
Ability to solve typical harness assembly problems with minimal supervision, and complete tasks to the quality standard required
Familiarity with the use of wiring tools
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Knowledge of harness quality and verification procedures
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Nice To Haves

Previous work in an AS9100-compliant environment
IPC J-STD-001 and/or NASA 8739.4 Crimp, Cable, Harnessing certification
Ability to work on and around critical hardware and systems such as spacecraft, aircraft, etc.
Experience with electronic drawing configuration management tools

Responsibilities

Support spacecraft integration and test efforts in an ESD and clean room environment
Component integrations, testing, and flight close-outs
Support GSE chassis/rack assembly and testing
Miscellaneous harness activities e.g., bonding, GSE assembly support, flight hardware cleanliness, magnetic cleanliness, etc.