Wire Harness Technician
About The Position
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA. Wire Harness Technician The Wire Harness Technician will be primarily responsible for assembling harnesses used on the spacecraft, in environmental testing, and for hardware development activities. They will uphold quality standards congruent with space applications. They will interface directly with harness manufacturing and design engineers in design document and work instruction review. They are also responsible for area organization, 5S implementation, maintaining production equipment, and documentation diligence inside of the manufacturing execution system.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- 3+ years of experience working hands-on as a technician in the aerospace, automotive, or similar industries
- Proficiency in wire crimping and harness assembly
- Familiarity with precision tools
- Excellent attention to detail
- Climbing ladders, long durations of standing, grasping, sitting, pulling, and physical bending movements
- Must be able to lift 25lbs, unassisted
- This role requires to work onsite
- US Citizenship or Green Card
Nice To Haves
- Experience reading technical drawings / schematics
- IPC620 working knowledge or certification
- Experience with testers (Cirris, Cable eye)
- Experience in the aerospace industry
- Advanced soldering skills
- Cleanroom experience
Responsibilities
- Build harnesses; read and digest the schematic and work instructions then execute cutting stripping, crimping tasks
- Execute connectorizations by way of adding harnesses to existing standalone hardware
- Maintaining detailed documentation by way of marking steps completed, non-conformances discovered, potential assembly improvements
- Execute testing of harnesses (DMM, automated tester)
- Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to brainstorm and support overall manufacturing improvements
- Uphold Quality standards
Benefits
- All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
- Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
