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Avionics Technician - Spaceplane Verified today

Dawn Aerospace · Christchurch, New Zealand · Canterbury, New Zealand · Electronics · first seen 2026-09-03
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About the role

Dawn Aerospace is building the Aurora, a reusable rocket-powered spaceplane designed to make access to space as routine as aviation. We are looking for an Avionics Technician to join our Avionics Team on 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. We are looking for someone practical, organised, and capable of taking ownership in a fast-moving environment.

What you will 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 are looking for

  • 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

  • Aircraft avionics integration experience.