Senior Harness Design Engineer

Torrance, CA- Relocation Assistance Provided 

The Company

Our client’s mission is to expand humanity’s frontier into the solar system and beyond. The next step on this journey is to enable manufacturing and habitation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Our client’s plan to make this a reality is to build artificial gravity space stations.

The Job

Our client is looking for a Senior Harness Design Engineer reporting to the Senior VP of Engineering to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

Functions

• Develop the electro-mechanical design of flight wire harnesses
• Develop the electro-mechanical design of development and test harnesses to support qualification testing efforts
• Meet with multidisciplinary stakeholders to gather harness design objectives and requirements
• Develop harness design and routing solutions with a 3D NX CAD environment
• Provide great flight wire harness and vehicle/system level documentation
• Perform analysis and physical testing of harnessing with respect to thermal, loads, vibration, and shock to ensure full qualification for flight
• Document and communicate the design, analysis, and testing results thoroughly and clearly through the use of design reviews
• Interface with harness production and integration teams to ensure final harness designs can be produced and installed on schedule in accordance with overall project goals
• Perform R&D investigations and trade studies to push wire harness design to new boundaries in terms of capabilities, mass savings, cost savings

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in design focused roles
• 2+ years of experience with wire harness 3D design, wiring diagrams, and formboard creation

Preferred Skills

• Experience designing harnesses to IPC/WHMA-A-620, IPC/WHMA-A-620-S, and NASA-STD-8739.4
• Strong team working skills with a proven ability to effectively interact and collaborate with other engineering disciplines and excellent attention to detail
• 2+ years of experience with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
• Wire harness component selection and qualification experience
• General wire harness analysis, testing, and qualification experience
• 2+ years of experience with harness design and manufacturing documentation
• Capability to solve complex design problems within tight schedules and minimal supervision
• Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and space exploration, with a strong desire to revolutionize wire harness design
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding startup atmosphere
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong sense of personal accountability and drive to succeed