Avionics Technician - Spaceplane

Our Mission: Fly to space twice in a day. At Dawn Aerospace, we are building the Aurora, a reusable rocket-powered spaceplane designed to make access to space as routine as aviation. To support this mission Dawn is looking for an Avionics Technician to join our Avionics Team. This is a hands-on role focused on building, integrating, and supporting the avionics systems that power the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane. You will work closely with avionics engineers, manufacturing teams, and suppliers to deliver high-quality aircraft systems as we transition the Mk-II Aurora from a research and development platform into a repeatable production aircraft. You will take ownership of electrical harness manufacture, supply chain coordination, and helping establish the processes and standards that will support future aircraft production. If you want a narrow, heavily structured role, this is probably not for you. We are looking for someone practical, organised, and capable of taking ownership in a fast-moving environment. What you'll do • Build, install, and test flight-ready electrical harnesses, including manufacture, lacing, termination, labelling, inspection, routing, continuity testing, fault finding, and verification. • Support the transition from development to production by improving documentation, work instructions, tooling, and production workflows. • Integrate avionics systems into aircraft, including flight computers, sensors, radios, antennas, and supporting electronics. • Configure and verify aircraft electrical systems, and support system-level testing during integration. • Manage harness and avionics supply chains, including sourcing, bills of materials, procurement, inventory, supplier engagement, harness kits, and production stock. • Create and maintain design data including electrical schematics, BOMs, standards and SOPs. • Maintain high standards of workmanship, safety, and documentation. • Collaborate closely with avionics, mechanical, manufacturing, and flight test teams. • Contribute ideas and feedback to improve designs, processes, and product quality. What we're looking for You will have: • 5+ years of experience in aircraft, aerospace, or automotive, electrical integration. • Experience in cable and harness assembly to recognised industry standards, such as NASA-STD-8739.4, IPC/WHMA-A-620, RA-5401, or AC 25-26. • Proficient in the use of a range of Precision Termination Tooling (PTT) for electrical crimping and terminal installation. • Experience producing high reliability, safety critical products. • Experience installing and troubleshooting electrical or avionics systems. • Experience reading and producing electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering drawings. • Experience with standard electrical test equipment, such as multimeters, insulation testers, oscilloscopes, or network analysers. • A strong practical understanding of electrical systems and electronics. • Experience managing components, inventory, suppliers, or production materials. • Clear written and spoken English. Bonus skills, nice to have: • Aircraft avionics integration experience. • RF system installation and coaxial harnessing. • Experience with Rapidharness • Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks Electrical or SolidWorks. • High-reliability soldering, such as ECSS-Q-ST-70-08. • PCB assembly, rework, or modification. • Experience creating manufacturing documentation or work instructions. • Familiarity with configuration control and production quality systems. What sets you apart You enjoy building things that fly. You take pride in producing clean, reliable, and well-documented work. You are equally comfortable on the workshop floor assembling a harness, troubleshooting an aircraft system, or coordinat