Lead Aerospace Wire Harness Technician

Lead Aerospace Wire Harness Technician

Location: Bohemia, NY - On-Site

Build the capability behind mission-critical aerospace systems.

Are you ready to take a hands-on leadership role in building a new manufacturing capability from the ground up?

• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, wire lists, bills of material (BOMs), specifications, and manufacturing requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship and inspection requirements.
• Experience working to SAE AS50881 or comparable aerospace wiring requirements.
• Extensive hands-on experience with aerospace wire harness manufacturing processes including:
  • Wire cutting, stripping, preparation, and routing
  • Precision crimping and contact termination
  • Connector assembly and contact insertion/extraction
  • Shielding, overbraid, and EMI/RFI back shell termination
  • Solder sleeves and heat-shrink components
  • Coaxial cable termination
  • Twinax and/or quadrax termination
  • Harness identification and labeling
  • Harness layout and build-board/template development
• Demonstrated knowledge of crimp tooling, dies, turrets, positioners, insertion/extraction tools, and associated inspection/calibration requirements.
• Experience performing and/or overseeing electrical continuity, open/short, and miswire testing of completed harness assemblies.
• Experience with automated wire harness test equipment such as Cirris or equivalent is highly desirable.
• Experience with crimp pull testing and process validation.
• Ability to establish manufacturing processes, work instructions, travelers, tooling requirements, and inspection/test processes for new harness assemblies.
• Experience supporting material procurement, tooling selection, manufacturing planning, and production readiness activities.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and provide hands-on technical directions to other technicians.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with internal teams and external customers.
• Experience leading technicians, manufacturing teams, or aerospace production programs is highly desirable.
• Experience with military aircraft wiring systems, MIL-spec connectors, MIL-STD-1553 data bus assemblies, and other defense/aerospace interconnect systems is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience working with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work in an on-site manufacturing environment.
• Min. High School diploma

• US Citizenship
• Minimum 10+ years of direct hands-on experience manufacturing complex aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability cable and wire harness assemblies.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification.
• IPC J-STD-001 certification.
• Ability to determine appropriate manufacturing tooling and equipment based upon engineering drawings, component requirements, and manufacturer specifications.

As a Dayton T. Brown employee, you can expect a fun working environment that provides security and career advancement and so much more such as:

• Tuition reimbursement
• A stable, successful organization
• Innovative work environment
• Advancement potential
• Private medical, vision and dental insurance
• Profit sharing, 401K with company match
• Work/Life balance and family values