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Salary $35 - $44 an hour job type contract
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Job description:
We are seeking a senior level harness technician that will provide cable and hardness assembly support for spaceflight programs and payload subsystems at nasa goddard space flight center in support of a once in a lifetime spaceflight mission supporting the land st7 satellite through the osam-1 program.
Day-to-day responsibilities:
Perform repairs, fabrication, modification and installation of electrical wiring harnesses, cables, wires, wiring assemblies and associated parts for electrical ground support equipment and flight hardware.
Read and interpret work instructions, schematics, wire lists and drawings.
Perform connector pin crimping, cabling, and chassis wiring.
Ensure quality of the hardware is maintained and nasa quality and safety standards and procedures are followed.
Ensure work is done with completeness, accuracy, adherence to operation sheets, iso procedures, schedules and assigned tasks.
Compile, record, and analyze test data and results to determine conformance to supplied documentation.
Communicate recommendations, issues, and risks to engineers and management.
Support the manufacturer engineer in assessing and recommending design modifications.
Maintain relevant certifications and knowledge of industry standard practices, procedures, and parts
May participate in planning for procurement and kitting.
The wire harnesses are going to be attached to test equipment that will be attached to osam.
Testing equipment/hardwareReading and collected data will be sent out accordingly.
Required qualifications:
Bachelor’s or master’s degree and 11+ years of relevant experience or aa degree in related field and 9+ years of experience required cable harness fabrication and assembly experience, preferably at nasa, aerospace or dod or other form of high reliability experience.
Ability to perform soldering.
Pervious satellite experience or have a related/similar experience.
Uncleared role, unable to hold a u.sSecurity clearanceU.sCitizenship required.
Remote/on-site: 100% on-siteWork that can be done remotely will be completed at home is applicable.
Worksite location: greenbelt, maryland.
Job type: contract to hire.
Duration: 9 months.
Top skills details: wiring, wire harness, crimping, nasa, 8739, satellite, electronics design, harness, assembly diagrams, assembly, electrical.
Additional qualifications:
Experience putting together, testing, building cables/wires harnesses and working against established specifications for wire harnesses for high reliability systems is required.
Advanced certification for workmanship including nasa 8739.
Build custom wires and cables.
Work environment:
Our client will be working on-site at nasa goddard supporting the osam-1 programIt will be a team of 5-6 in the hardness team for the nexis branch at goddardTechnicians will be working in the integration and test team.
Why? this position is open because our client is supporting a large program at nasa goddard and this role
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About actalent:
Actalent connects passion with purposeOur scalable talent solutions and services capabilities drive value and results and provide the expertise to help our customers achieve moreEvery day, our experts around the globe are making an impactWe’re supporting critical initiatives in engineering and sciences that advance how companies serve the worldActalent promotes consultant care and engagement through experiences that enable continuous developmentOur people are the differenceActalent is an operating company of allegis group, the global leader in talent solutions.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
