Aerospace Electrical Harness Engineer – End-to-End Design

Anduril; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking an Electrical Harness Design Engineer for Air Dominance and Strike programs. You will own end‑to‑end harness systems, design 3D routed layouts in NX, and ensure compliance with MIL-STD and environmental requirements, working with internal stakeholders and external harness vendors.

The role requires 3+ years of hands‑on harness design experience, strong 2D/3D CAD skills, and the ability to read wire diagrams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands‑on experience designing electrical harnessing for rugged commercial, industrial, aerospace, or military applications.
• Build 3D routed harness data files applying NX Cabling and Siemens Capital Harness
• Experience with or proficient in 3D CAD wire harness routing using Siemens NX
• Able to read and generate formboard drawings in 2D CAD for production (Siemens Capital)
• Familiarity with common electrical bus interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, RS422, RS232, 1553)
• Familiarity with existing applicable harness standards as well as MIL-STD requirements
• Experience reading wire block interconnect diagrams and wire diagrams
• Exceptional organization and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Must be eligible to receive a US Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide the engineering expertise to design, fabricate and integrate harnesses systems and represent the harness discipline on a project
• Investigate, plan, design and develop harnesses to meet various technical requirements
• Research, select and procure appropriate connectors, back-shells, contacts, wire, shielding, and cable construction for the product to meet appropriate environmental requirements
• Develop and generate harness system block diagrams and wire diagrams to release for production
• Participate in design reviews and provide input to identify issues and drive design choices
• Prepare harness assembly instructions and test procedures, incorporating your knowledge of industry standards and best practices
• Provide guidance to the electrical team in identifying electrical system requirements given input from internal and external stakeholders including engineering (mechanical, electrical, software), product management, quality and compliance
• Work in a fast-paced environment supporting new developments, active deployments, and customer operated hardware
• Concurrently manage involvement in multiple projects at various stages
• Experience working directly with harness manufacturers to deliver high quality, high reliability products
• Own end-to-end of the electrical wiring and interconnect system, including power distribution, grounding, shielding, and signal integrity
• Ensure the design meets system-level electrical requirements for voltage, current, bandwidth, redundancy, EMI/EMC
• Perform electrical trade studies for wire gauge, shielding, connector selection, and topology
• Analyze and mitigate electrical risks such as voltage drop, crosstalk, EMI susceptibility, and thermal effects
• Apply knowledge of SWaP for power, network and communications systems and designs

Skills

Harness design

NX Cabling

3D harness routing

Formboard drawings (2D CAD)

Electrical interfaces (CAN, Ethernet,

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Siemens Capital Harness

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking an Electrical Harness Design Engineer for Air Dominance and Strike programs. You will own end‑to‑end harness systems, design 3D routed layouts in NX, and ensure compliance with MIL-STD and environmental requirements, working with internal stakeholders and external harness vendors.

The role requires 3+ years of hands‑on harness design experience, strong 2D/3D CAD skills, and the ability to read wire diagrams.