Harness Engineer II-III

Position: Harness Engineer II-III

Location: Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA

Onsite: Up to 20% travel

Contract to hire: 5 months

Hourly Rate: 43-79/hr

Salary: $90,000–$165,000 base salary

Equity + benefits

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

The Electrical Engineer II–III, Harness will support the design, development, fabrication, and integration of electrical harness assemblies for spacecraft and defense applications. This individual will create 3D harness routing while accounting for bend radius, signal separation, packaging, and vehicle integration constraints; develop 2D detailed drawings, electrical interconnect diagrams, and schematics; define point-to-point power and data connections; select appropriate piece parts and materials; and generate harness Bills of Materials. The engineer will work closely with senior harness engineers, electrical and mechanical engineering teams, supply chain, procurement, production, quality, and vehicle integration teams to support harness fabrication and resolve design or integration issues. They will also contribute to design best practices, standardized engineering data packages, manufacturability, integration, and reusable harness solutions while receiving opportunities for increasing design ownership.

Must Have Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
• 2–7 years of professional experience with electrical harness design, harness routing, and/or electrical schematic capture
• Experience creating 3D harness routing for aerospace, spacecraft, defense, or similarly complex systems
• Experience with SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, or similar 3D CAD/MCAD software
• Experience creating electrical interconnect diagrams, schematics, and point-to-point electrical connections
• Experience with electrical schematic capture/ECAD tools
• Working knowledge of grounding and shielding principles
• Experience supporting piece-part selection and Bill of Materials (BOM) development
• Understanding of harness routing considerations such as bend radius, signal separation, packaging, and integration constraints
• Experience working across engineering, manufacturing/production, supply chain, quality, and integration teams
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and tools such as Cameo as they relate to harness design
• Ability to work independently with some technical guidance and requirements oversight
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance

Nice to Have Skills

• Direct experience designing spacecraft or aerospace flight harnesses
• Hands-on experience with both 3D harness routing and electrical schematic capture
• Experience with NX for 3D harness routing
• Experience supporting harness fabrication, production, and vehicle integration
• Experience designing to IPC/WHMA-A-620A requirements
• Experience designing to NASA-STD-8739.4
• Experience contributing to Design for Manufacturability, Integration, and Reuse (DFx)
• Experience creating standardized engineering data packages, drawings, and harness design documentation