Columbus Technologies and Services

Overview

The Cable Fabrication Technician position at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory involves supporting electronic manufacturing and packaging services, including the fabrication of electronics and cable assemblies. This is a 2-year contract role with potential for extension, requiring US citizenship and offering a W2 with full benefits.

Responsibilities

• Perform cable operations including soldering, crimping, routing on mockups, wrapping cable assemblies, testing, potting, and closing connectors.
• Operate manual manufacturing tools and equipment to produce high-reliability cable and harness assemblies.
• Support the manufacturer engineer in assessing and recommending design modifications.
• Support various customer labs and the Spacecraft Assembly Facility in final integration, when required.

Requirements

• Typically requires a High School diploma with a minimum of 8 years of general experience.
• Has used innovative and creative approaches in resolving unusual situations.
• Participated on teams within and outside of own organization.
• Ability to work under a microscope.
• Demonstrated IPC J-STD-001 and/or NASA 8739 certification training is desired.
• Demonstrated experience in Surface Mount Technology printed wiring assemblies is desired.
• Demonstrated experience in polymerics adhesives, potting, and conformal coating material application and mixing is desired.
• Demonstrated experience with JPL fabrication standards for printed wiring electronic assemblies, cables and harnesses is desired.
• Knowledge of electronic and mechanical fabrication techniques to fabricate and assemble complex mechanical, electronic, electro-mechanical, cable harness assembly, devices, fixtures, parts or equipment is desired.
• Understanding of work techniques, applicable policies, procedures and practices in planning, setup, repair and/or modification of mechanical, electronic or electro-mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models or specialized test equipment is desired.
• Experience in working from schematics, rough sketches, diagrams, layouts or plans often requiring interpretation is desired.
• Experience working in cleanroom environments and ESD workstations is desired.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• PTO

Additional Information

• Duration: 2 year contract position with potential to be extended or converted.
• Location - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (onsite).
• Offer contingent on ability to successfully pass a background check and drug screen.
• 9/80 Work Schedule.