Wire Harness Technician (EWIS)

Responsibilities

• In your capacity as a Wire Harness Technician, your responsibilities will typically include:
• Manufacturing & Assembly Execution
• Build electrical harnesses (development, qualification, and test harnesses), including cut/strip, crimp, splice, solder (where applicable), lacing/tie, over-braid/shield terminations, labeling, and final assembly.
• Support batch-by-batch production for test campaigns and verification activities (e.g., shock/vibration, EMI/EMC, TVAC), coordinating readiness of parts, tooling, and work instructions.
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Work closely with harness design and integration stakeholders to ensure manufacturability (DFM), clarity of drawings, and alignment between wiring diagrams and physical assembly.
• Documentation & Traceability
• Maintain "as-built" records, deviations, rework logs, and configuration/serial tracking for harnesses and critical components.
• What we would love to see from you
• For the Wire Harness Technician role, you ideally bring experience with the following:
• For the Wire Harness Technician role, you ideally bring experience with the following:
• Technical vocational training (Ausbildung) in electrical, electronic, or mechanical fields (e.g. Elektroniker, Mechatroniker) or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with wiring harness manufacturing or cable assembly in high-reliability contexts (aerospace/space, aviation, motorsport, defense, medical, or similar).
• Ability to interpret harness drawings, wiring diagrams, BOMs, and connector tables; comfortable working from controlled documentation and detailed work instructions.
• Solid understanding of harness workmanship principles (crimp quality, strain relief, routing/bend radius, shielding/grounding practices, backshell assembly and torqueing, etc.).
• Practical troubleshooting skills (identifying pinning errors, shorts/opens, intermittent faults, damaged contacts, shielding issues, etc.).
• Experience using typical harness assembly tools (crimp tools, wire strippers, insertion/extraction tools, torque tools, soldering equipment when applicable).
• High attention to detail and manual dexterity, with a strong focus on quality and workmanship standards (preferably IPC/WHMA awareness).
• Ability to follow precise processes and work instructions while maintaining consistency and traceability during production.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced production or test environment where priorities can shift based on integration and delivery needs.
• Team-oriented mindset with clear communication with engineering and quality teams when issues arise.

Requirements

• Familiarity with aerospace/space workmanship standards and inspection approaches (e.g., IPC-style workmanship, connector acceptance criteria, traceability practices).
• Experience with harness electrical test equipment and automated test report generation.
• Understanding of EMI/EMC-sensitive build practices (shield termination strategies, pigtail control, bonding/grounding considerations), aligned with the fact that harnesses support EMI/EMC test activities.
• Prior experience supporting test harness builds for environmental testing (vibration, thermal-vac, etc.).
• Why you should join us!
• What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:
• We're Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind
• We're Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them
• We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It's a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?
• We'd love to hear from you if you wish to be a part of our journey. Please submit your CV now for immediate consideration and we will be in touch shortly.
• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, which will

Additional Information

Here at The Exploration Company, we are developing, producing, and operating Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle that can eventually be refuelled in orbit and that can carry cargo - and potentially humans in the longer run. To support this mission, we are bringing harness manufacturing in-house and are looking for a Wire Harness Technician to help industrialize, build, and validate high-reliability electrical harnesses used across the Nyx avionics and test campaigns. In this role, your scope will be continuously evolving. Day-to-day you will help translate harness design outputs into robust manufacturing processes and deliver flight-like and test harnesses with strong quality, repeatability, and documentation.

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