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Staff Engineer, Mechanical - Harness Design (R4594)

Seattle, Washington💼 Full-time🗓 2026-03-25 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead the architecture, design, and development of precision wire harnesses and cable assemblies for autonomous UAV platforms.

Role type

Staff Mechanical Engineer (Harness Design)

Builds

Wire harnesses and cable assemblies for autonomous UAVs

Domain

Defense technology / Aerospace / Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Wire harness design, 3D CAD modeling (NX/CATIA), EWIS design software, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards, electrical schematics, connector selection, harness fabrication/testing

Preferred skills

UAV/aircraft/spacecraft harness design, EWIS compliance, RTCA DO-160 testing, FMEA, root cause analysis, PLM systems (Teamcenter)

Technologies

NX, CATIA, Zuken, Capital, Teamcenter

Responsibilities

Lead design of wire harnesses and cable assemblies for autonomous UAVs, Own harness design process from concept to drawing release, Perform electrical and environmental analysis for harness reliability, Prototype and test harnesses in dynamic environments, Collaborate with avionics, systems, and manufacturing teams, Mentor engineers and drive design best practices

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship

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