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Senior Solder Assembler

Mercury Systems
West Caldwell, NJ, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Aug 2025

About the role

 

Job Summary:

The Senior Solder Assembler performs various assembly tasks using complex hand soldering of RF microwave subassemblies including RF feeds, ribbons, magnet wires and coils.

 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Install, assemble and inspect electronic components during product assembly, per documented work instructions
  • Interpret job routers, written instructions, wiring diagrams and schematic drawings for assembly of electronics.
  • Perform a variety of inspections to ensure assemblies meet or exceed standards
  • Demonstrate professionalism, leadership and initiatives on a daily basis.
  • Perform pass downs with outgoing/incoming shifts.
  • Use hand and/or power tools, jigs, and saws.
  • Disassemble and re-assemble, modify, rework assemblies and subassemblies according to specifications and under simulated conditions.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years of work experience in manufacturing.
  • Must have meticulous hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
  • Experience with board mount, die attach, soldering or mechanical assembly.
  • Knowledge of ESD (Electrostatic discharge) procedures.
  • Must be detail oriented and able to multitask.
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule in order to meet production and customer needs.
  • Ability to read and follow assembly drawings and verbal instructions.
  • Ability to work under microscope.
  • Ability to multi-task and work in a flexible and changing environment with multiple competing deadlines.
  • Experience using hand tools and their proper application.
  • Basic computer skills and experience using Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Electronics assembly and inspection experience.
  • IPC-610 experience.
  • High School Diploma or GED and 2 years related experience.
  • J-STD-001 Certified.
  • Knowledge of or certified in IPC-A-610.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written.

Physical Demands:

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

  1. Constantly move objects and use abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue.  Specific abilities required by the job include positioning oneself to lift or move objects weighing up to 40lbs.
  2. Constant movement and use of limbs. Specific abilities required by this job include prolonged standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing and frequently pinching and/or gripping.  Sometimes, working under a microscope for long periods of time will be required
  3. Frequently observe, detect, discern, and convey information. Specific abilities required by this job include near, far and color vision acuity, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  4. Requires good manual dexterity and coordination, and stamina. Specific abilities required by this job include the frequent requirement of overtime work.

“This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations.  You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.”

Qualifications Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquart

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