**Crane Aerospace and Electronics** has an exciting opportunity for an **Assembler II-IV** at our **Fort Walton beach, FL** location.
Hours are:
-1st Shift: Monday-Friday 6am-3:30pm on a 9/80 schedule
-2nd Shift: Monday-Friday 3:15pm-12:45am on a 9/80 schedule
**About Crane:**
**Crane Aerospace & Electronics** supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You'll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Located minutes away from picturesque white-sand beaches and emerald green water, our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Fort Walton Beach location is home to our Defense Power business - a leading supplier of high-power solutions for aerospace & defense applications. You'll join a trusted, dynamic organization that supplies prime defense manufacturers with custom radar, directed energy and electric warfare solutions for placement on innovative, next-gen military platforms. Join us and our growing business as we supply solutions that enable the latest defense technology!
**Job Summary:**
Electronic Assembler performs, with supervision, basic and routine electronic or hybrid assembly operations on components, printed circuit boards, or subassemblies in accordance with military and/or other assembly standards using blueprints, visual aids, wiring lists, verbal and/or written instructions. The Assembler may also be responsible for other processes related to the manufacture of electronic assemblies including, but not limited to: encapsulation (potting), conformal coating, SMT operations, and painting.
**Essential Functions:**
+ Perform skilled soldering of circuit cards, touch up, jumper wires, through hole, and mag wire with use of microscope.
+ Execute hand assembly of cable assemblies, pin interface into connectors, masking/de-masking, crimping, stripping, riveting, touch up paint & chemical conversion, bonding and mixing chemical.
+ Use hand tools including but not limited to, soldering irons, solder suckers, torque wrenches, manual hand tools, power tools along with automated machine operation.
+ Visually check completed work against drawings to ensure accuracy and completeness.
+ Recognize and assure correct values of electronic components: index and position mechanical components per drawing and specifications.
+ Cross-train to work on at least 2 products.
+ Practice safe work habits as established by OSHA and Crane policy.
+ Satisfactorily complete job-related company training courses
+ Support Crane Business System (CBS) initiatives including 5S, KPI's, Standard Work, Problem Solving, and other initiatives as they arise.
+ Any other task assigned by supervisor or management.
**Electronics Focused Assemblers will also:**
+ Perform a wide range of complex electronic assembly and soldering operations on low voltage, high voltage, microwave or other components or subassemblies in accordance with military and/or other assembly standards using blueprints, visual aids, wiring lists, verbal and/or written instructions.
+ Perform a wide range of complex hybrid electronic assembly to include the handling of hybrid components, wire bonding, ribbon attaching, and manually attaching hybrid components (utilizing a variety of materials such as AuSi, AuSn, 1 mil gold wire, 15 mil gold ribbon, etc.) in accordance with military and/or other assembly standards using blueprints, visual aids, wiring lists, verbal and/or written instructions all while utilizing a microscope.
+ Prep components prior to assembly, clean components, wire bond, seal, mark, and inspect components, subassemblies, or completed assemblies.
**Non-Essential Functions:**
+ Understand and or participate with internal/external audits.
+ Perform inventory cycle counts.
+ Participate in cleaning of area and machinery and take part in team meetings for improvement.
+ May be required to repair/rework defective or returned assemblies and/or inspect components or final assemblies.
+ May also be responsible for other processes related to the manufacture of electronic assemblies including, but not limited to: encapsulation (potting), conformal coating, SMT operations, and painting.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
+ Experience: 1+ year of Assembly experience in a manufacturing environment and/or **IPC/J-STD soldering experience is a plus!**
+ Knowledge: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
+ Skills: Strong verbal and written communication; Good reading comprehension (understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents); Basic computer skills (understanding of basic software)
+ Abilities: Accurate color vision, near vision, and depth perception and other vision capabilities required; Manipulative skills, incl