Full Job Description Job Title: Electro-Mechanical Assembler / Solderer Location: Ronkonkoma, NY (On-site) Position Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire Shift: 1st Shift (Day) Target Pay: $21.00 – $26.00 per hour (commensurate with experience) About the Company Our client is an established engineering and manufacturing facility based in Ronkonkoma, NY, specializing in high-reliability electromechanical components and precision sensor products for aerospace, defense, and space applications. We maintain rigorous quality standards and offer a clean, temperature-controlled, professional bench-assembly environment. Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Electro-Mechanical Assembler with hands-on soldering expertise to build precision aerospace assemblies and subassemblies. Reporting to Manufacturing Management, this role requires bench assembly, micro-soldering, point-to-point wiring, and component installation under microscopes according to strict assembly drawings.
Key Responsibilities
- Precision Hand Soldering: Perform fine-pitch hand soldering of electronic components, wires, connectors, and terminals using soldering stations and stereo microscopes.
- Electro-Mechanical Bench Assembly: Assemble small mechanical components, housings, potentiometers, and sensor subassemblies using hand tools, torque drivers, fixtures, and arbor presses.
- Wiring & Harnessing: Strip, tin, route, and terminate fine-gauge wiring; build small cable harnesses and solder connectors per engineering wiring diagrams.
- Blueprint Interpretation: Read and follow detailed assembly drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), process travelers, and written work instructions.
- In-Process Quality Checks: Visually self-inspect solder joints, wire routing, and mechanical alignments to ensure compliance with aerospace workmanship standards prior to QC submission.
- Tool Maintenance: Maintain clean soldering iron tips, monitor temperature controls, and handle sensitive hardware with proper ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) protection.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: 2–5+ years of electro-mechanical bench assembly experience involving precision hand soldering in a manufacturing environment (aerospace, defense, or medical preferred).
- Soldering Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency with hand soldering tools, de-soldering braid/vacuums, and soldering under a microscope.
- Standards Familiarity: Practical familiarity with IPC-A-610 or J-STD-001 workmanship standards (formal past or present certification is a major plus).
- Dexterity & Vision: Excellent hand-eye coordination, steady hands for delicate micro-assembly, and strong visual acuity under magnification.
- Documentation Skills: Ability to read and understand assembly drawings, schematics, and English work travelers.
- Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to): $21.00 - $26.00
