The Electrical Fabrication and Assembly Group specializes in the fabrication of experimental and highly sensitive electronic assemblies. The “before and after” shots below best demonstrate the complexity of the Electronics Technician's job and the importance of his ability to understand and implement schematics provided by the Electrical Engineer. The photo on the left is a payload in process – hundreds of wires, each with a distinct and important function, going in all directions. The photo on the right, Cash Mission 36.224 is a payload of similar size and design, completed and ready for testing. One short in a wire or one timed release that's off by a second or two can spell disaster for a sounding rocket mission.

Before	After

The Electrical Fabrication Assembly Group is also responsible for:

	Wiring to flight and non-flight specifications and applications
	Electronic instrumentation fabrication to flight and non-flight specifications and applications
	PC Graphics ORCAD design, layout and manufacturing of printed circuit boards (PCB) ®
	PCB assembly and qualification testing
	SMT assembly to flight and non-flight specification and qualification testing
	Airborne Telemetry testing in one of our three Ground Receiving Test Stations
	Electronic component testing (to all levels of certification)
	Fabrication of aerospace ground support equipment and mobile satellite receiving systems
	Manufacture and testing of airborne telemetry antennae systems.