Electrical Technician

Electrical Technician

Location: Irvine, CA – Onsite

Duration: 4-month initial contract

Pay Range: $28.50–$33.50/hr

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Our client is seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to assemble and maintain electrical systems within in‑house built test assets that operate 24 hours a day. This role is hands‑on, focused on building wire harnesses, wiring equipment, and installing rack mount shelves. While the position does not involve designing electrical systems, the ideal candidate must be able to read spreadsheets and electrical drawings to install equipment, identify potential design issues, and diagnose faulty test equipment.

In this role, you will manage and support a variety of hands‑on electrical and lab support projects within the test engineering department.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assembling, modifying, and installing HIL cabling, shelves, power supplies, and other test rack equipment
• Building wire harnesses using crimping tools and installing HIL cabling
• Installing rack mount shelves, connecting harnesses to equipment, and supporting engineers in bringing up new HILs
• Troubleshooting equipment failures and collaborating with engineers, providing tools and debugging support as needed

• Read and interpret electrical and electronic circuit blueprints and diagrams
• Maintain and track HIL issues and status to ensure test equipment assets are fit for use
• Provide cross‑divisional support to raise, root‑cause, address, and document lab equipment deficiencies
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical components and cables of test assets
• Maintain HIL and Labcar inventory
• Maintain HIL cabinet and equipment tool tracking, and keep the lab organized through routine clean‑up duties

• Experience operating hand and power tools, building harness cables, crimping/stripping wires and terminals, soldering, and using fault‑testing equipment
• Hands‑on experience and willingness to build rapid‑prototype harnesses, including procurement of components
• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams and device transmittals
• Ability to work onsite autonomously
• Strong problem‑solving and reporting skills
• Experience packaging harnesses considering communication protocol circuits such as CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, video, and lighting signals is a plus
• Must Have:
  Electromechanical fixture assembly, wire harness builds, wiring equipment
• Nice to Have:
  Ability to read electrical schematics, electrical troubleshooting
• Able to lift 45 lbs.
• Valid driver's license with a clean record

• 2+ years of automotive or aerospace harness assembly design/build or related experience