Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer

Our Rapid Solutions Manufacturing Operations team within the IGNITE organization of Lockheed Martin Space are seeking a skilled Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer to support the design, integration, validation, and testing of electronic cable harnesses for aerospace/defense systems. This role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure harnesses meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements while supporting manufacturing and test efforts.

Our Rapid Solutions Manufacturing Operations team within the IGNITE organization of Lockheed Martin Space are seeking a skilled Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer to support the design, integration, validation, and testing of electronic cable harnesses for aerospace/defense systems. This role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure harnesses meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements while supporting manufacturing and test efforts.

• Design and develop cable harness layouts using CAD tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Visio, Creo, Solidworks, Zuken or similar), including routing/length requirements, cable material selection, and bill of materials (BOM) creation
• Cable design includes internal and external system cabling, test cabling and mating cable to support automated testing of cables
• Perform electrical and mechanical analysis to validate harness design against system requirements and environmental constraints
• Develop and execute test plans, procedures, and protocols for harness validation, including continuity, isolation, insulation resistance, and dielectric withstanding voltage testing.
• Able to perform Test capability reviews, provide Test budget, and Test labor summaries.
• Troubleshoot harness defects, root-cause failures, and implement corrective actions
• Coordinate with sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure producibility and compliance with IPC-A-620 w/space or NASA-STD-8739.4 or customer specifications
• Document design changes in EPDM
• Record test results in our MES system
• Support failure analysis, design reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians

• 3+ years of experience in cable harness design, testing, or integration within aerospace systems
• Proficiency in harness design software using CAD tools
• Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (multimeters, milliohm meters, hipot, and automated cable testers)
• Conceptualize and design mating interfaces and/or pigtails for automated cable testers.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-620 w/space or NASA-STD-8739.4 and related industry standards
• Strong understanding of wire types, connectors, contacts, backshells, heatshrink, shielding, routing practices, and EMI/EMC considerations
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in cross-functional teams
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a secret level security clearance

• Experience with system level wiring diagram development and component selection for internal and external cables
• Knowledge of materials required to support Space Cable design requirements
• Familiar with basic electronics and circuits.
• Familiar with the basics of automated scripting. (bash, batch, python, etc.)
• Experience with automated cable test systems such as Cable Eye, Dynalab
• Experience developing and maintaining component libraries for CAD databases
• Experience with cable assembly practices, calibration and certification of manufacturing and test equipment required to support cable assembly and test
• Experience working in an AS9100D Space Electronic Manufacturing Services facility

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