Spacecraft Technician (Avionics Satellite Harness Manufacturing)

Location: El Segundo, California, United States; onsite aerospace manufacturing and satellite integration environment.

Salary: $30–$46 per hour, depending on technician level. Additional incentives may include stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

A space infrastructure startup developing in-orbit pharmaceutical processing, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses in-house.

What you will do

• Manufacture satellite electrical harnesses, cable assemblies, and wire bundles from released drawings and work instructions.
• Cut, strip, label, route, terminate, crimp, solder, splice, shield, and ground wires.
• Assemble connectors, backshells, strain reliefs, sleeving, heat shrink, and identification labels using approved tooling and fixtures.
• Perform continuity, resistance, insulation resistance, pin-to-pin, and other electrical tests using multimeters, hipot testers, breakout boxes, and related equipment.
• Inspect workmanship, maintain traceability, complete build and test records, and support Quality buy-off, rework, MRB, and root-cause activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Test, and Production while protecting flight hardware from ESD, contamination, FOD, and damage.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, technical school certificate, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5+ years of experience manufacturing electrical harnesses, cable assemblies, avionics hardware, or high-reliability wiring.
• Experience with wire stripping, crimping, soldering, connector assembly, harness routing, and precision hand tools.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wire lists, harness drawings, connector pinout tables, work instructions, and bills of materials.
• Strong attention to detail, accurate documentation, independent work capability, and effective teamwork.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology under ITAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Aerospace, satellite, spacecraft, defense, or other high-reliability electronics experience.
• Knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620, J-STD-001, or NASA workmanship standards.
• Experience with ESD-controlled or cleanroom environments and continuity, hipot, insulation resistance, or functional testing.
• Experience with D-sub, Micro-D, circular, coaxial, RF, or high-density connectors, including shield and backshell assembly.
• Familiarity with NCRs, MRB, redlines, ECOs, configuration control, and prototype or first-build processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building and wellness benefits, and a monthly fitness reimbursement.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Production work may require overtime, weekend work, or schedule flexibility to support milestones.