Electrical Technician

About the role

Star Catcher Industries, Inc., located in Jacksonville, Florida, has an opportunity for an Electrical Technician to support the development of space-to-space power beaming spacecraft and the Star Catcher Network, its orbital power grid. This role will be responsible for assembling, repairing and managing circuit boards and cable harness assemblies used on spacecraft, satellites, and other space-related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-reliability PCB assembly and rework in accordance with IPC Class 3 standards, including fine-pitch SMT soldering, through-hole components, conformal coating, inspection, and microscope-level rework to support flight and engineering units.
• Repair circuit boards by interpreting schematics, layouts, and test data to diagnose faults, replace components, and validate corrective actions to minimize hardware downtime.
• Fabricate, assemble, and test cable harnesses including crimping, soldering, shielding, lacing, connector integration, and strain relief in compliance with aerospace workmanship standards such as IPC-A-620.
• Write and maintain harness documentation such as wiring diagrams, pinout tables, build travelers, test procedures and inspection checklists.
• Execute electrical testing and validation including continuity, insulation resistance, hipot (as applicable), functional verification, and support for system-level integration testing.
• Support avionics integration activities by assisting with board bring-up, subsystem integration, hardware debugging, and coordination with electrical and embedded software engineers.
• Manage and maintain the electrical lab space including tool calibration tracking, ESD compliance, consumables inventory, equipment upkeep (oscilloscopes, power supplies, crimp tools, solder stations), and safe lab practices.
• Continuously improve lab processes and workflows by developing standardized work instructions, optimizing bench layouts, improving build efficiency, reducing rework rates, and implementing quality control best practices.
• Ensure configuration control and traceability for hardware builds, serialized components, harnesses, and reworked assemblies to support flight-readiness and audit requirements.
• Contribute to a fast-paced startup environment by taking ownership of builds, identifying process gaps, proactively solving production issues, and supporting rapid iteration cycles for prototype and flight hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex, first-of-its-kind technical challenges, applying strong analytical thinking and sound engineering judgment when working at the edge of current spaceflight and avionics technology.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience in high-reliability circuit board assembly and rework (SMT and through-hole) OR in high-reliability cable harness assembly and rework.

Ideal Experience

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering Technology, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in high-reliability circuit board assembly and rework (SMT and through-hole)
• 10+ years of experience in fabricating and testing complex cable harnesses
• Experience supporting teams during flight integration and testing procedures prior to launch
• Current certification to NASA-STD-8739.3 (Soldered Electrical Connections) and/or NASA-STD-8739.4 (Crimping, Interconnecting Cables and Harnesses)
• Current certification to IPC-A-610 (Class 3 preferred) – Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies
• Current certification to IPC/WHMA-A-620 – Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies (Class 3 preferred)
• Current certification to J-STD-001 (Class 3 preferred) – Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies
• Strong working knowledge of workmanship, contamination control, and hardware handling requirements for spaceflight electronics

Desired Skills

• Passion for spaceflight and enabling technology
• Forward-thinking mindset with the ability to anticipate technical issues and propose practical solutions before they impact schedules or hardware
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, iterative development environment, effectively managing multiple priorities while maintaining high workmanship standards
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, harness drawings, and engineering documentation
• Experience with configuration control, build documentation, and traceability practices for flight hardware
• Experience working in cleanroom and controlled lab environments
• ANSI/ESD S20.20 training with demonstrated understanding of ESD-safe handling practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

We offer a highly competitive benefits package.