Spacecraft Cable Harness Technician

About Lynk:

Lynk is the only patented, proven, and commercially-operational satellite-direct-to-standard-phone (sat2phone) system in the world. We will enable all 8 billion people on the planet to stay connected with the existing standard phone in their pocket. Everywhere. No matter what.

By joining Lynk, you will have the opportunity to directly touch the lives of billions. Your mission will be to bring mobile broadband to billions, pull hundreds of millions out of poverty, and save countless lives.

Job Summary:

Lynk is looking for an experienced Cable Harness Technician to support the development, fabrication, integration, and testing of our ground and flight systems.

We build spacecraft fast so the perfect candidate for this role will have previous experience fabricating, assembling, and testing spacecraft avionics and wiring harnesses, particularly on rapid timelines. We are looking for people that enjoy a challenge and have a track record of creative thinking to solve unconventional problems.

Core Responsibilities:

The Spacecraft Cable Harness Technician will be tasked with a variety of Cable Harnessing, routing, and terminations in a rapid pace development environment where documentation and guidance may be limited. This includes:

• Constructing wiring harnesses and other cables requiring soldering and crimping from schematics, drawings, and oral instructions
• Fabricating flight, R&D, and ground systems harnesses that include shielded and braided power, data, ethernet, USB, RF, and more.
• Terminating cables using soldering and crimping type connectors and attaching cable leads to PCBs.
• Troubleshoot Cable Harnessing and flight units for power/signal loss, EMI/EMC, etc.
• Performing minor electrical modifications, rework, and quality testing on PCBs
• Install, route, rework, and stringtie harnessing on flight units.
• Read, interpret, and modify wiring diagrams, schematics, and other reference materials
• May be utilized in other electrical fabrications activities, depending on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma, or equivalent experience/combined education, with additional specialized technical training equivalent to a technical Associate degree
• 3 to 6+ years of experience performing assigned related technical tasks
• Demonstrated ability to use standard electronic assembly tools and materials
• Demonstrated ability to perform soldering to standards required for spacecraft flight hardware
• Demonstrated understanding of EMI/EMC fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to use oscilloscopes, multimeter, signal generators and other test equipment preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Falls Church, VA 22046: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person