Electronics Fabrication Technician

PGS Worldwide is seeking Avionics Electronics Technicians in San Diego, California for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will support avionics development and production through electronic fabrication, assembly, testing, troubleshooting, and repair. Candidates may be aligned to either an electronics fabrication/assembly focus or an electronic test/troubleshooting focus based on their technical background.

Required Skills

• 4+ years of related electronics experience, or electronics training equivalent to 2 years of technical trade school or military technical school.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • Electronic testing and component-level troubleshooting of analog and digital circuits.
  • Wire-harness, cable, or circuit-card fabrication and assembly.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, blueprints, production diagrams, and technical specifications.
• Experience assembling, installing, testing, modifying, troubleshooting, or repairing electronic and electromechanical systems.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience supporting government or military programs.
• Knowledge of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) controls.
• Knowledge of Foreign Object Damage (FOD) prevention and control.
• Ability to accurately follow engineering and manufacturing instructions.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Skills

• Avionics troubleshooting experience.
• Component-level troubleshooting experience.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, VOMs, DVMs, RF generators, spectrum analyzers, or similar electronic test equipment.
• Experience with RF systems, analog/digital electronics, or embedded electronics.
• Experience performing Environmental Stress Screening (ESS), vibration, or thermal testing.
• Root Cause Analysis experience.
• Wire-harness and cable fabrication experience.
• Electrical soldering or micro-soldering experience.
• Circuit Card Assembly and repair experience.
• IPC/WHMA-A-620 certification.
• IPC J-STD-001 certification.
• IPC-7711/7721 certification.
• IPC-A-610 Class III Surface Mount experience or certification.
• NASA J-STD experience or certification.

What You’ll Do

• Assemble, install, test, troubleshoot, modify, and maintain electronic systems, components, and equipment.
• Support avionics production and development activities.
• Fabricate wire harnesses, cables, and electrical assemblies.
• Perform detailed soldering and circuit-card repair or rework.
• Diagnose and repair circuit boards, wiring, connectors, and other electronic components.
• Troubleshoot analog and digital circuits down to the component level.
• Perform operational and engineering testing on electronic hardware.
• Conduct environmental stress screening, vibration, and thermal testing as assigned.
• Use oscilloscopes, multimeters, RF generators, spectrum analyzers, and other electronic test equipment to diagnose hardware issues.
• Perform root cause analysis on electronic failures.
• Support prototype hardware, specialized test equipment, and electromechanical assemblies.
• Work from engineering drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical specifications.
• Document test results, repairs, fabrication work, and maintenance activity.
• Maintain compliance with applicable quality, safety, ESD, and FOD requirements.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Full-time onsite in San Diego, California.
• Monday–Thursday.
• 4/10 work schedule.

Pay

• $34.27–$38.54 per hour.

Job IDs: 2007/2016

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.