Senior Harness Technician

About Epirus

Epirus is a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security. Epirus' flagship product, Leonidas, is a software-defined system built using intelligent power management techniques which allow power-hungry systems to do more with less.

Job Summary:

This is an exciting role in an innovative, high-growth defense technology company. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Harness Technician to assist in manufacturing and standardization of complex electrical systems and wiring harnesses for all product needs. This individual will play a key role in ensuring our electrical and harness assemblies meets the highest standards of performance, safety, and reliability in support of our prototyping and product development activities.

Responsibilities:

- Interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness drawings to independently build and troubleshoot complex harness assemblies.

- Manufacture prototype and production harnesses—including shielded, twisted pair, coaxial, high-voltage, and multi-branch—following Epirus work instructions and prescribed standards.

- Install, route, and rework harnesses within mechanical assemblies, enclosures, and vehicles.

- Perform continuity, resistance, insulation, and functional testing using multimeters, oscilloscopes, hipot testers, and network analyzers or other specialized in process equipment

- Setup and operate crimping tools (manual, pneumatic, and hydraulic) to perform precision crimps on a variety of contacts and terminals per IPC/WHMA-A-620 and MIL-spec standards.

- Inspect and verify crimp quality using pull testing, crimp micrometers, and visual inspection under magnification.

- Support First Article Inspection (FAI), development builds, rapid prototyping, and final acceptance of electrical harnesses.

- Ensure workmanship quality, maintain build traceability, and uphold zero-defect standards through proper documentation and process control.

- Collaborate with production, test, and quality teams to resolve build issues and implement corrective actions.

- Mentor and train Junior Harnessing Technicians.

- Maintain accurate records of builds, rework, and inspections in accordance with AS9100 and ISO9001 quality standards.

Basic Qualifications:

- 5+ years of hands-on experience building aerospace/defense or high-reliability electrical harness assemblies.

- Expert knowledge of hand tools and equipment used for crimping, stripping, cutting, and soldering.

- Strong soldering skills. Ability to hand solder lap and lash splices, and fine pitch soldering cups.

- Strong understanding of IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards, J-STD-001, and NASA workmanship standards.

- Ability to read and interpret complex electrical and mechanical drawings, BOMs, and manufacturing plans.

- Proficient with test equipment such as multimeters, hipot testers, and oscilloscopes.

- Proven track record of building complex harnesses.

- Comfortable in a fast-paced, iterative, and high-standards environment.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

- Minimum 8+ years' experience as a technician in defense, aerospace, or equivalent high‐reliability field

- Certified to J-STD-100, IPC-620, and IPC-610 or NASA STD8739.4

- Strong knowledge and experience in manufacturing, troubleshooting, testing, rework and repair of harnessing

- Experience with connectors (e.g., D38999, Glenair, Micro-D, Nano-D, MIL-spec coax).

- Familiarity with spacecraft, UAV, missile, or ground combat system harnessing practices.

- Experience with cleanroom protocols and ESD-safe practices

- Experience with PLM and MES systems such as Oracle, Epicor, Ion, JIRA etc.

- Ability to support light CAD work fo