Description

As a Satellite Harnessing Technician, you play a crucial role in the assembly, integration, and testing of Dawn's satellite propulsion and electrical harness systems. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality harness routing, termination, and verification in our workshop and cleanroom facilities. All harnessing systems are assembled, integrated, and tested in-house at our Delft office before delivery to customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

· Assembly and installation of satellite electrical harnesses, including routing, shielding, and securing cables per engineering specifications.

· Execution of harness testing procedures, such as continuity tests, insulation resistance tests, and signal integrity verification.

· Preparation and execution of harness-related hardware tests at component and (sub)system levels, independently or with support from other AIT team members.

· Handling and operation of measurement equipment, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, and harness testers.

· Optimization of AIT documentation, including harness diagrams, routing plans, test procedures, and reports.

· Collaborate with engineering and quality teams to ensure harness integrity and compliance with system requirements.

· Travel to customer facilities for satellite-level harnessing support and integration, as well as to our New Zealand facilities for knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

· Hands-on experience with electrical harness assembly, crimping, soldering, and connector installation.

· Experience with basic electrical measurement tools such as multimeters and oscilloscopes.

· Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, schematics, and test procedures.

· Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a cleanroom environment.

· Effective collaboration skills in team environments as well as the ability to work independently.

· Commitment to following and enforcing safety and quality procedures.

Desired Experience

· Previous experience with satellite harnessing or aerospace wiring systems.

• Familiarity with space-grade harnessing standards (e.g., ECSS, IPC/WHMA-A-620).

· Knowledge of propulsion (sub)systems.

· Experience working in controlled environments such as cleanrooms.

· Familiarity with high-reliability harnessing techniques and related tools.

· High-scale production experience in aerospace or related industries.

About Dawn Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace is a space transportation company with a purpose.
Our mission is to enable the next generation of space users by providing more sustainable and scalable ways to access and move around in space. We believe this access, in the form of a transportation network, will fundamentally change what’s possible from space. We currently focus on two areas of space transportation:

- In-space propulsion
We're a leading supplier of turnkey green propulsion systems for various classes of satellites. Our system utilise safe, accessible propellants and we have over 111 of these propulsion units on 16 operational satellites already. A further 200 units are in production.

- Space launch
Our Mk-II Aurora spaceplane demonstrator has completed 50 successful flights and we recently completed campaigns utilising our in-house rocket engine. Mk-II is unique in that it combines the performance of a rocket and the rapid reusability and economic model of an aircraft.

Our international teams are distributed across four locations: the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and the USA.

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