Technician - Electronics Integration

Why Us:

• Competitive incentives, galvanizing workspace, blazing team, frequent outings—pretty much everything you have heard about a startup + you get to work on space technology.
• Hustle in a well-funded startup allowing you to take charge of your responsibilities and create your moonshot.

Ideal Candidate:

• A skilled electronics technician with 3 to 8 years of hands-on build experience in aerospace, defence, or other high-reliability manufacturing, who can build circular connector harnesses to drawing and have them pass inspection first time.

Responsibilities:

• Build, route, and install spacecraft interface harnesses to drawing and work instruction, including D38999 connector assembly, contact crimping, shield termination, backshell assembly, and strain relief.
• Build and maintain the cabling between the vendor-supplied checkout system and the spacecraft: umbilical harnesses, interface adapters, breakout cabling, and thermal vacuum feedthrough harnesses.
• Perform continuity, pin-to-pin, and insulation resistance verification on every harness and test cable before connection to flight hardware, and record results.
• Perform mechanical and electrical integration of payload and subsystems into the spacecraft: torque-controlled fastening, bonding and grounding, connector mate and demate, and cable dressing.
• Assemble, solder, and rework PCBs and electronic assemblies to IPC standards, including through-hole and surface-mount components and conformal coating touch-up.
• Support vendor installation, commissioning, and acceptance activities on site, including rack placement, cable routing, and spacecraft-side connection under supervision.
• Support test campaigns on the floor - setup, teardown, and configuration changes between phases - and maintain ESD, FOD, and cleanroom discipline throughout.

Required Qualifications:

• ITI/Diploma in Electronics, Electrical, Instrumentation, or a related trade; degree holders with strong hands-on build experience are welcome.
• 3 to 8 years of hands-on experience in electronics assembly, harness manufacture, or hardware integration in a controlled manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience with circular connector assembly and wire termination - crimping to specification with correct tooling, contact retention verification, and shield and backshelltermination. MIL-spec connector experience required.
• Demonstrated soldering and rework skill on through-hole and surface-mount assemblies, including fine-pitch devices.
• Ability to read and work from assembly drawings, wiring schematics, harness drawings, and written work instructions without interpretation.
• Competence with basic test equipment for continuity, resistance, and insulation verification.
• Understanding of ESD control requirements and correct handling of static-sensitive devices.

Preferred Skills:

• Certification in IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, or IPC-7711/7721 is strongly preferred; equivalent in-house qualification will be considered.
• Prior experience building or integrating satellite, launch vehicle, or airborne hardware.
• Experience with space-grade harness practice: lacing, cable tying to specification, staking, and bonding.
• Experience with thermal vacuum chamber feedthroughs and chamber-side cabling.
• Experience supporting installation or commissioning of test equipment or GSE on site.
• Familiarity with cleanroom protocols (ISO 7/ISO 8) and handling optical payload is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with non-conformance and rework processes under configuration control.

General Requirements:

• Ability to work in a mission-focused, operational environment.
• Willingness to stop work and escalate when something does not look right on flight hardware.
• Interpersonal skills to enable working in a diverse and dynamic team.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule, with flexibility during integration and test campaigns.
• Ability to perform close-tolerance bench work under magnification for extended periods.
• Verbal and written communications skills as well as organizational skills.
• Travel occasionally as necessary.