Cable & Harnessing Technician 2
Requisition ID: R10187713
Category: Manufacturing and Production
Location: Goleta, California, United States of America
Clearance Type: None
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 2nd Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Positions Available: 1
An organization within Northrop Grumman’s Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, Mission Enabling Products is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years. Learn more about Mission Enabling Products at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components/.
Our facility in Oxnard, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Harnessing Technician specializing in harnessing and related electrical assembly and test, with aerospace industry experience working on small, medium and/or large government and commercial programs.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Will be reviewing, interpreting, maintaining, and completing paperwork and electronic data associated with hardware assemblies to maintain data and material traceability.
- Will be working with electrical harness assemblies, including interpreting schematics and building compliant electrical assemblies as well as conducting electrical tests such as continuity and insulation resistance.
- Will be routing wiring harnesses on flight hardware.
- Will follow procedure and direction from management as well as work from drawings or sketches, and collaborate with engineers to develop or proof new processes.
- Will work with soldering, wire stripping, contact crimping, contact insertion and removal, harness routing and strain relief.
- Will work with structural bonding and application of coatings using various epoxy and silicone adhesive products.
- Working level understanding of force, torque, and precision hand tools.
- Work to follow and determine, optimum order of assembly for complex harnesses, mechanical structures, and devices.
Basic Qualifications for level 2:
- High school diploma or GED and at least 2 years of additional education and/or related experience
- US Citizen able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
- Ability to read, write and work to instructions written in English.
- Ability read and follow directions on engineering drawings and Schematics
- Ability to lift/push/pull up to 40 pounds
- Ability to be on feet for up to various hours each day
- Ability to work flexible hours, overtime, and different shifts based on demanding manufacturing schedules
Preferred Qualifications:
- J-STD-001 Soldering Certification (expired okay- current preferred)
- NASA STD 8739.1 Certification (expired okay- current preferred)
- NASA STD 8739.4 Certification (expired okay- current preferred)
- Knowledge of ESD and Flight Hardware handing
- Demonstrated Mechanical Ability
- Familiarity with solar cell technology and CIC wiring
- Proficient use of basic shop arithmetic
- Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Initiative, self-starter, adaptable, and high motivation for excellence
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.