Manufacturing Engineer – Electronics | Cable & Wire Harness, Mechanical Assembly, Functional Test

Star Precision LP | Houston, TX 77041

Department: Engineering / Operations

Location: Houston, TX 77041 (NW Houston), on site at Star's facilities

Schedule: Full-time, 1st Shift, Monday–Friday; extended hours during product launches as needed

Reports to: Director of Operations / Engineering Manager

Employment type: Full-time, exempt

Requisition: REQ-003•Posted 11/10/2026

ABOUT STAR PRECISION

Star Precision LP has been a contract electronics and precision manufacturer in NW Houston since 1992. From two facilities totaling 106,000 sq ft, we build PCB assemblies, cable and wire harness assemblies, electro-mechanical assemblies and box builds, and precision sheet-metal and CNC-machined parts for customers in biotech, medical, oil and gas, solar, telecom, seismic and food service, from small businesses to Fortune 500 OEMs.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to own the processes, documentation and test methods behind our cable and wire harness, mechanical and electro-mechanical assembly, and functional test operations. You will turn customer drawings, wiring diagrams and test specifications into capable, documented production processes, launch new products onto the floor, build and support functional test, and drive yield, cost and cycle-time improvement.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Write and maintain work instructions, routings, harness board layouts, assembly drawings and visual aids that meet customer requirements and IPC/WHMA-A-620 or IPC-A-610 as contracted.

• Review new products for manufacturability, plan tooling, fixtures and process flow, and lead the engineering side of Manufacturing Readiness Reviews and NPI launches.

• Develop, validate and support functional, continuity, hipot and insulation-resistance test methods, programs, procedures and fixtures.

• Define crimp, strip, solder-sleeve, overmold, torque and connector assembly parameters, and set crimp height, pull-force and cross-section verification requirements.

• Build and maintain Process FMEAs and control plans for your processes.

• Analyze yield, defect and test-failure data, lead root-cause analysis and corrective action, and improve quality, cycle time and cost.

• Support first article inspection and material review, and resolve technical issues on the production floor.

• Evaluate and implement engineering changes and customer revisions, and update all affected documents, programs and fixtures.

• Specify, qualify and support crimp presses, wire processing equipment, harness boards, assembly fixtures and test stations.

• Train production associates and test technicians on new or changed processes.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Degree requirement, Mechanical engineering or engineering technology, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 5+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience in electronics manufacturing, including cable and wire harness assembly, mechanical or electro-mechanical assembly, and functional test.

• Working knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001.

• Able to read drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, connector pin-outs, BOMs and GD&T.

• Hands-on experience with crimp tooling and verification, wire processing equipment, and continuity, hipot and functional test equipment.

• Experience writing work instructions and test procedures, and with PFMEA, control plans and 8D or equivalent root-cause analysis.

• Proficiency with CAD for 2D drawings and harness layouts, Microsoft Office, and an MES or ERP system.

• Clear written and spoken communication; able to train production staff and work directly with customer engineers.

NICE TO HAVE

• IPC/WHMA-A-620 and/or IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS).

• Experience developing test programs and test fixtures.

• Experience with Aegis FactoryLogix and with ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality systems.

• Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma training.

• Experience supporting aerospace, medical, oil and gas or telecom customers.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Time on the production floor and at a desk or bench using a computer.

• Frequent close visual work, with or without magnification, and the ability to distinguish wire and marking colors.

• Frequent fine hand work with terminals, connectors, fixtures and test leads.

• Occasional reaching, bending and moving cable reels, harness boards, fixtures and assemblies (team lift or handling aids for heavier items).

• Manufacturing and test environment with ESD controls, moderate equipment noise, soldering fumes and solvents under controls, hipot test voltages under approved safeguards, and required PPE.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Group health insurance, with dependent coverage available.

• Paid vacation and paid company holidays.

• Real ownership of processes and test across several product lines in a growing contract manufacturer.

• An established ISO 9001 / AS9100-based quality system and modern manufacturing systems.

• Promote-from-within culture.

Machines & technologies you'll use:

Functional Test Equipment