Senior Wire Harness Assembler
Electro Soft, Inc. Montgomeryville, PA (on-site) Full-time, 40 hrs/week
Also a fit if your title has been Lead Assembler, Wire Harness Technician, Cable Assembly Technician, Electro-Mechanical Assembler, Electronics Technician, or Production Lead.
You've mastered the bench. Now build the bench.
You're the person people walk over to when a build doesn't make sense — the drawing that contradicts itself, the connector that shouldn't fit, the job nobody wants to touch. You fix it, then you show someone else how. That's this job.
Electro Soft is a family-owned, woman-owned electronics contract manufacturer founded in 1986 and still led by the family. We're ISO 9001:2015 certified, MBE certified, and ITAR registered, and we build custom wire harnesses, cable assemblies, circuit boards, cabinet assemblies, and military electronics for aviation, rail, transit, defense, and OEM customers — all in-house, never outsourced. We're 32 people, most of whom have been here ten years or more. The depth of skill on our floor is what our customers buy, and we want someone who will grow it.
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR — SKILL GETS YOU THE INTERVIEW, THESE GET YOU THE JOB
- You want to grow, and to grow other people. Teaching isn't a chore you tolerate — it's part of how you work
- You raise the floor. You leave a process better than you found it, and you speak up when something's off instead of working around it
- You set the tone. Steady under a tight schedule. Direct without being harsh. The kind of person newer employees want to learn from
- You own outcomes, not just tasks. If a job ships wrong, you want to know why and you want it fixed
- You want a career-track role. This is a long-term seat on a team where long tenure is the norm
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own the hardest builds. Complex harnesses, cable assemblies, and panel/cabinet wiring from drawings, schematics, and customer specs — prototypes, low-volume specials, and the jobs that need judgment. Troubleshoot to root cause, and catch drawing and spec conflicts before they become scrap
- Set and hold the quality standard. In-process and final inspection against IPC/WHMA-A-620 and customer requirements. Drive down defects and rework. Support ISO 9001 documentation, traceability, and corrective actions, plus functional and final testing [list your tests/equipment]
- Train and lead the floor. Mentor and hands-on train entry and mid-level assemblers as the go-to technical resource, including toward IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification. Improve work instructions and build aids. Help prioritize daily work with the Production Supervisor and flag bottlenecks early
- Partner beyond the bench. Work with operations, quality, purchasing, and customers on build feasibility, material issues, and manufacturability. Help estimate labor and material on new quotes. Improve tooling and fixturing
WHAT YOU NEED
Essential functions and requirements, which can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation:
- Substantial hands-on wire harness, cable assembly, or electro-mechanical assembly experience — [5+ years is our guideline; equivalent demonstrable skill counts]
- Strong ability to read and interpret complex drawings, schematics, wire lists, and BOMs
- Expert hand skills: crimping, soldering, stripping, heat shrink, labeling, connector build-up [adjust to your processes]
- Comfortable with measuring and inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, gauges, meters)
- Track record of quality work under a production schedule, and the willingness and ability to teach clearly and patiently
- Reliable attendance and commitment to a full 40-hour week
STRONGLY PREFERRED
- IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification. CIS (Certified IPC Specialist) is great; CIT (Certified IPC Trainer) is even better, since you'll be training others
- IPC J-STD-001 soldering certification; aerospace, defense, rail/transit, or medical experience; mil-spec connectors and wiring practices
- Prior lead or trainer experience; ISO 9001 quality system experience; ERP/MRP experience (we run a fully integrated MRP system) [name it]
PAY & BENEFITS
- Competitive pay commensurate with senior-level skill and certification
- Health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company matching; paid time off
- We pay for IPC/WHMA-A-620 and J-STD-001 certification
- Direct access to leadership — in a 32-person shop your ideas get heard. Real variety across aviation, rail, transit, defense, and OEM work
- Full-time, on-site in Montgomeryville, PA
HOW TO APPLY
Click Apply. If you hold certifications, list them. If you've trained people, tell us how you did it. We review every application and respond to candidates we'd like to speak with, usually within 1-3 business days.
Electro Soft, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the hiring process, let us know and we'll work it out with you.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $26.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
