Job Description:

Are you a skilled Prototype Wire Person who takes real pride in neat looms, perfectly dressed panels, and work that would pass the closest inspection? We’re recruiting for a Prototype Wire Person in the Blandford area to join a busy engineering team building high-spec assemblies to aerospace and defence standards. This is hands-on, precision work where your experience as a Prototype Wire Person genuinely matters.

As a Prototype Wire Person, you’ll be trusted with complex prototype builds, working closely with in-house engineers to turn drawings into high-quality, functional assemblies. No batch-line repetition here — this Prototype Wire Person role is varied, technical, and requires someone who understands what “right first time” really means.

Main Responsibilities:

• Production of wiring looms and cable assemblies
• Crimping, soldering, lacing and splicing to aerospace standards
• Wiring of cabinets and fixtures
• Working from engineering drawings, wiring schedules and circuit diagrams
• Liaising with engineers to resolve technical queries and offer practical build solutions
• Providing on-site customer support when required

 

Essential Skills & Attributes:

• Extensive knowledge of cable types, connectors and cable assembly techniques
• Confident soldering to a consistently high standard
• Experience working with a variety of mil-spec connectors
• Able to work to IPC 620 Class 3
• Prototype assembly experience within a similar environment (defence/aerospace preferred)
• IPC 620 certified
• Able to pass a skills test
• ESD awareness
• Tidy, methodical and accurate approach
• Able to meet deadlines
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Own standard wiring tools (specialist tools supplied)
• Full driving licence
• Able to meet Security Check (SC) clearance criteria

 

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Interesting prototype-focused work
• Supportive engineering environment
• Opportunity to work on defence and aerospace projects

 

This Prototype Wire Person position would suit someone who enjoys technical problem-solving and takes pride in producing high-reliability assemblies. If you’re an experienced Prototype Wire Person looking for a role where quality and precision are genuinely valued, we’d like to hear from you.

If you’re an experienced Prototype Wire Person who wants to be part of a business that values precision, people, and progress, apply today or call Ian at Holt engineering on (phone number removed)