Electrical/Mechanical Assembler A/B - San Diego, CA, United States
$21 - $24 USD hourly
Originally posted 14 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This temporary role involves performing complex electrical and mechanical assembly operations for products, subassemblies, electrical cable assemblies, wire harnesses, and mechanical assemblies.
What you'll do
- Perform detailed electrical cable assembly and harnessing, including crimping, wiring, connecting, bundling, terminating, and finishing electrical wires per drawing/specification.
- Prepare individual wires, terminate with connectors or terminals, bundle with protective jackets, and perform rigorous testing.
- Conduct surface-mount soldering, related electrical assembly tasks, harness work, point-to-point wiring, electrical ring-out, and use applicable test equipment.
- Perform mechanical assembly of components, subassemblies, and assemblies using drawings, bills of material, work instructions, and verbal or written direction.
- Install, align, fasten, torque, and inspect mechanical hardware and components using manual, power, pneumatic, and precision measuring tools.
- Work from detailed blueprints, assembly drawings, wiring diagrams, color codes, bills of material, engineering notes, verbal direction, and written instructions.
What you'll need
- Minimum four years of experience in detailed and complex electrical cable assembly and harnessing for manufacturing.
- Experience includes crimping with hand tools, wiring, connecting, bundling, and finishing electrical wires into a functional unit per drawing/specification.
- Required surface-mount soldering experience.
- Experience with mechanical assembly, hardware installation, torque practices, fitting/alignment, rework, and inspection.
- High School degree or equivalent, with training or courses in E/M assembly, cable, and wire harnesses.
- Ability to read and interpret assembly drawings, wiring diagrams, color code, Bill of Materials, and detailed blueprints.
- Proficiency in utilizing computers for MS Office and ERP (Oracle preferred) and to update issues in tracking system (Jira).
Nice to have
- Soldering training or education.
Skills: electrical cable assembly, harnessing, surface-mount soldering, mechanical assembly, work instructions
This role has been open 64 days — well above the 52-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2523
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$96k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cohu | All employers we track in this specialty (2523 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 26 | 2523 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 61 | 9862 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 91 d | 52 d (+39 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $96k |
Skills observed across this category: electrical cable assembly, harnessing, surface-mount soldering, mechanical assembly, work instructions
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 398 open roles · median 78 d
- Applied Materials · 253 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris · 228 open roles · median 37 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 59 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 57 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 2523 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.