CareerPlan

Harness Design Engineer II

RL HeadquartersFull-time$108k–$162k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Design electrical harnesses for spacecraft, including layout, component selection, and documentation to enable accurate CAD models.

Role type

Senior IC electrical engineer (spacecraft harness design)

Builds

Electrical harnesses, avionics circuits, and electronic assemblies for satellites and spacecraft

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems

Required skills

harness layout, connector and back shell selection, wire selection, shielding, BOM management, circuit design, analysis, prototyping, testing, avionics subsystem development, test plan creation, requirement management

Preferred skills

LT Spice, Altium, Siemens Teamcenter, JAMA, thermal vacuum testing, random vibration testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, power electronics, communication systems (RS-422, SPI, Ethernet, CAN bus), signal integrity, grounding, instrumentation, sensors

Technologies

LT Spice, Altium, Siemens Teamcenter, JAMA

Responsibilities

Perform harness layout, connector and back shell selection, wire selection, and shielding; Generate pinout tables for harness connectors; Create and maintain BOMs in PLM tool; Assist in creating documentation for electrical system schematics and harness designs; Develop test plans and procedures for avionics subsystems; Perform analysis and evaluations to optimize spacecraft avionics circuits; Participate in internal design and customer facing review meetings; Work in multi-disciplinary teams to assist in design of electronic assemblies

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC