Electrical Assembler

Job Title

CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers' training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.

CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.

CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

Summary:

• Perform point-to-point wiring of cabinets, chassis, panels, cable installation, and full flight simulator systems wiring on board and off board, installing, and securing cabling under raised floors and up on ladder racks. Building of complex cable assemblies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• You will basically do all the wiring in a full motion aircraft simulator that is built for the military. This is a hands-on working position; it is not only a bench job.
• This position involves traveling about half of the year. Maybe more, maybe less. All over the world.
• Sometimes with very short notice, sometimes from one site directly to the next without stopping home. You need to be able to travel extensively. Most trips are about 3-4 weeks for installs, but some are longer, some may only be 1-2 days.
• You will be working 60 hours, 6 days a week when traveling. (Mon-Sat), (Time and a half after 40 hours), sometimes rotating shifts.
• Company provides you with a Corporate American Express card for travel expenses, a laptop computer, and all tools needed.
• Company pays you the GSA maximum per diem. (Non-Taxable) to cover meals and incidentals when traveling, approximately $59-$79 CONUS, $62-$157 OCONUS, as of 2023
• Company pays the following travel expenses:
• Airfare
• Rental car (usually 2 or 3 EA's share a car).
• Reimburses tolls, parking, currency exchange fees, excess cell phone charges when traveling.
• Reimburses up to $30USD per week for your laundry when traveling 7 days or more.
• Reimburses for steel toe shoes/boots yearly/as needed.
• Passport, Global Entry, original or renewals.
• Ability to read work orders, follow production and sample assemblies, diagrams, wire lists or verbal instructions regarding duties to be performed.
• Assist with the selection of wires, specific colors, marking or length and looping wires between guide pegs on harness board and follow color-coded lines or sequence numbers on board or diagram.
• Assist with wire measurements, cutting, and wire marker installations and wire terminations in accordance with the wire list and workmanship standards.
• Assist with wire installations in cabinets, and trainer system wiring. Ability to learn and become skilled in performing error free lug and contact pin crimping operations.
• Learn and gain proficiency in the fabrication of complete cable assemblies per wire lists.
• Assist with connecting component lead wires to printed circuit assemblies or route and connect wires between individual component leads and other components, connectors, terminals and contact points.
• Perform wire continuity verification using continuity tester.
• Learn and gain proficiency with creation and application of wire or harness identification labels.
• Assist with work assignments from trainer system hardware logs.
• Assist with the selection and installation of cable harnesses and cable clamps.
• Cable tie harnesses and assists with wire routing, lacing and layout.
• Must have basic knowledge of electrical and mechanical hand tools and be able to effectively use them (wire strippers - manual and pneumatic, crimpers - manual and pneumatic, hand cutters, heat gun, insertion and extraction tools, hot air sleeve solder gun, soldering iron, wire wrap tool, continuity tester, tape measure, ribbon cable connector assembly tool, etc.)
• Basic understanding of military and commercial workmanship standards
• Must be willing and able to assume work assignments away from the facility for extended periods for site installations and be willing to work rotating shifts.
• Aptitude for learning how to work from wire lists, assembly drawings, schematics, engineering orders, engineering change orders, engineering logs, workmanship standards and manufacturing procedures / work instructions.
• Basic computer skills are required for time reporting and work order processing.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations with other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform work assignments with minimal supervision.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding and carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• You need to be comfortable working at heights on ladders, scissor lifts, boom lifts, scaffolding and on top of trainers while using proper fall protection when required.
• When not traveling you work a 9/80 schedule, so you have every other Friday off. There is overtime, sometimes optional, sometimes mandatory paid at time and a half after 40 hours a week.
• Obtain, at company's expense J-STD-001 Soldering certification, IPC/WHMA-A-620 requirements for the manufacture of cable, wire, and harness assemblies' certification, forklift certification.
• Assist with other trades when needed and trouble shoot and solve problems with technicians and/or project engineers.
• Assist in loading and unloading trucks.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• You must be a United States citizen for this position.
• High school diploma or general education degree.
• One year certificate from college or technical school; equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in wire installation and termination
• Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in soldering

Security Responsibilities Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.

• Incumbent must be eligible for DOD Personal Security Clearance. You will go through an extensive SF86 background check
• You must be eligible for a passport.

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role. Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) 1/3 to none of the time.
• Work near moving mechanical parts over 2/3 of the time.
• Work in high, precarious places 1/3 to none of the time.
• Fumes or airborne particles 1/3 to none of the time.
• Toxic or caustic chemicals 1/3 to none of the time.
• Outdoor weather conditions 1/3 to none of the time.
• Risk of electrical shock 1/3 to none of the time.
• Noise level is loud. (Example: