Harnessing Engineer

The Team
Our client is looking for a talented and curious engineer to join their Avionics team to help design the harnesses for our launch vehicle. You will own the harness architecture and design, first article assembly, production, and testing of test and flight harnesses for the rocket system. The job will involve working with multi-disciplinary teams and leaders for end-to-end development of state-of-the-art harness designs, including mechanical design, schematic design, analysis, qualification testing, and system integration.
A successful person for this job will be dynamic, self-starting, thrives in an entrepreneurial environment, and has the potential to become a significant contributor to the overall direction and success of our business.

Act as the Harness Responsible Engineer on the launch vehicle program

Work cross functionally with Mechanical, Thermal, and Electrical engineers to define harness requirements, material and connector selection

Design routing, mechanical layout, Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) details, etc.

Draft and review manufacturing and assembly drawings

Create and maintain product and system level wiring diagrams and schematics

Perform testing such as pin-to-pin isolation, grounding, and continuity checks

Troubleshoot development and production issues as they arise

Work in a hands-on design, production, and testing environment

You have a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related technical field

You have 5+ years professional experience with harness design

You have 3+ years of experience with mechanical design / CAD software and PLM software

You have the ability to interpret and create complex electrical wiring diagrams

You have an in-depth understanding of wire harness design and manufacturing processes

You have experience with component material selection for aerospace applications

You have hands on experience testing and troubleshooting complex wiring issues by getting to root cause and providing corrective action

You can document & update testing procedures, test & analysis results, FMEAs, requirement documents, work instructions, etc.

You have experience with any of the following specifications: IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4 and 8739.6, NASA-STD-6016, SAE AS22759, or J-STD-001

You design hardware with weight, cost, and manufacturability in mind

You have the initiative to execute on open-ended problems and deliver quality results

You clearly communicate technical reasoning and manage hardware interfaces collaboratively between teams

You apply critical thinking to root cause investigations and corrective actions

You are self-motivated and have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Familiarity with aerospace applications

Experience with redundancy strategies for flight critical systems

Experience with designing for high-vibration and vacuum environments

Experience using Siemens NX and Teamcenter

Experience using Rapid Harness

ITAR Requirements: This position requires compliance with U.S. Government space technology trade restrictions, specifically the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and additional regulations governing satellite, launch vehicle, missile, and other related technologies. All jobs restricted by these regulations will be contingent upon the applicants status as a documented U.S. Person or their ability to receive a trade license from the cognizant government agency;

in addition to any required company background checks and in compliance with applicable U.S. and California laws. Similarly, positions requiring the ability to work on government contracts or a security clearance are also contingent upon the applicants ability to receive the appropriate clearance and be allowed to work on U.S. government contracts.

San Francisco Applicants: Our client will consider applicants with arrest and conviction records (criminal histories) in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.