CareerPlan

Staff Electrical Harness Design Engineer, Air Dominance and Strike

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$191k–$254k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipSecurity clearance required

Core

Lead Wire Harness Design Engineer for R&D teams, designing, fabricating, and integrating harness systems for air vehicle designs.

Role type

Staff Electrical Harness Design Engineer

Builds

3D routed harness data files, harness system block diagrams, wire diagrams, and assembly instructions for production.

Domain

Aerospace / Defense / Electrical Interconnects

Required skills

3D CAD wire harness routing (Siemens NX), 2D CAD formboard drawings, harness manufacturer collaboration, end-to-end electrical wiring design, electrical trade studies, risk analysis (voltage drop, crosstalk, EMI), bus interface familiarity (CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, 1553), MIL-STD standards, SWaP optimization.

Preferred skills

Aircraft avionics module vendor experience, EMI/EMC principles.

Technologies

Siemens NX, Siemens Capital, MIL-STD

Responsibilities

Design, fabricate, and integrate harness systems; develop block and wire diagrams; prepare assembly instructions and test procedures; participate in design reviews; provide guidance on electrical system requirements; manage multiple concurrent projects.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC