Senior Harness Design Engineer

What you'll do

• Design satellite wiring harnesses by balancing reliability, manufacturability, testability, and cost across mechanical and electrical interfaces.
• Create 3D CAD routings, 2D manufacturing drawings, schematics, and assembly installation drawings.
• Develop specifications for power and data harnesses meeting requirements for current rating, power loss, shielding, and EMI/EMC.
• Perform and oversee harness qualification and acceptance tests for launch environments and mission life.
• Fabricate test fixtures for prototype evaluations and deliver flight hardware according to vehicle schedules.
• Manage component and assembly level qualification with external suppliers and harnessing manufacturing vendors.
• Support make-vs-buy decisions and implement manufacturing plans optimized for high-rate production.

What we're looking for

• Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
• 5+ years of experience in selecting wiring based on de-rating, voltage drop, shielding, temperature, environment, outgassing, and mechanical strength.
• 5+ years of experience in the design, development, test, qualification, and integration of spacecraft harnessing (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience working with external suppliers to develop or select components for spacecraft design or related industries (preferred).
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production (preferred).
• Master's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent (preferred).
• Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates.