Senior Harness Design Engineer
Core
Design and validate wire harnesses for spacecraft, ensuring flight reliability from schematic capture through production release in geostationary orbit.
Role type
Senior IC harness design engineer (spacecraft)
Builds
Flight-reliable wire harnesses for spacecraft avionics, power, and propulsion systems
Domain
Aerospace / Electrical Engineering
Required skills
Harness architecture design, electrical analysis (wire sizing, voltage drop, derating), Zuken E3 suite proficiency, IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards fluency, mechanical literacy for routing/packaging, root-cause analysis, DFM/DFI collaboration
Preferred skills
Zuken E3 database governance, spacecraft charging expertise, HV design for space environment, RF literacy, 3D CAD proficiency (CATIA/SolidWorks)
Technologies
Zuken E3, CATIA Electrical, SolidWorks, 3DEXPERIENCE
Responsibilities
Own harness architecture from concept to production release, perform electrical analysis for wire sizing and protection coordination, develop schematics and harness drawings, define routing intent and shielding architecture, audit wire diagrams against ICDs, build and validate prototype harnesses, support pre-launch integration and test operations, lead root-cause analysis for reliability improvements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
