Aerospace Engineer (Electrical Drawings)

Donatech Corporation; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Donatech Corporation invites an Aerospace Engineer with 5+ years in Electrical or Mechanical engineering in aerospace/defense to join a Fortune 500 program. U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR.

A Bachelor’s degree is required and hands-on experience with interconnect design, harness documentation, and testing is essential. You will own end-to-end interconnect development, enforce cable-marking standards, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and test teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of Electrical or Mechanical engineering experience in aerospace/defense.
• Understanding of Aerospace Hardware System including schematics, design, development, integration and testing.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end interconnect design and documentation.
• Enforce cable-marking standards across project teams.
• Mentor junior engineers on harness design and routing.
• Collaborate across mechanical, firmware, systems, and test to resolve signal integrity and power issues.
• Perform risk assessments for cable failure modes, thermal overload, ESD/EMI susceptibility.
• Manage revisions, configurations, and traceability through the lifecycle.

Skills

Electrical Eng

Mechanical Eng

Aerospace Hardware

Schematic Design

Cable Harness

Interconnect Docs

Power Budgeting

EMC/EMI

Mentoring

Test & Validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Zuken E3

IPC-WHMA-A-620

ETAP

SKM

Job description

MUST BE A US CITIZEN (ITAR REQUIREMENT). Support a Fortune 500 Aero-Defense Company as an Aerospace Engineer. Must possess Bachelor's degree and have 5 years of EE or ME experience in the aerospace industry.

Basic Skills

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of Electrical or Mechanical engineering experience in the aerospace or defense industry
• Proven understanding of Aerospace Hardware System, including Electrical schematics, design, development, integration, and testing

Desired Skills

• Interconnect Documentation - Full-system cable tracing, interconnection matrices, schematic accuracy, traceability to requirements docs and configuration management
• Technical Drawing & CAD - Experience with E-CAD tools, preferably Zuken E3; 3D wiring harness layouts; bill-of-materials (BOM) alignment; revision control and version management
• Power Budgeting & Management - Load flow calculations, efficiency optimization, thermal derating, redundancy strategies, safety/EMC compliance, power distribution schematics, energy analysis tools as applicable
• Custom I/O Cable Design - Connector selection and engineering (D-Sub, RJ45, fiber, HDMI, custom termination), cable assembly design, EMI/EMC shielding strategies, signal integrity modeling, prototyping, validation testing per IPC-WHMA-A-620 or similar

Expected Proficiency at 5-10 Years

• Owns end-to-end interconnect design and documentation for complex subsystems/systems
• Drives and enforces documentation/cable-marking standards across project teams
• Mentors junior engineers on harness design, routing best practices, and tool usage
• Collaborates across mechanical, firmware, systems, and test engineering to resolve signal-integrity and power-distribution issues
• Performs risk assessments for cable failure modes, thermal overload, and ESD/EMI susceptibility
• Manages revisions, configurations, and traceability throughout the product lifecycle

Frequently Used Standards & Toolsets

• IPC/WHMA-A-620 (Cable and wire harness assembly requirements)
• Power system analysis tools (ETAP, SKM, or project-specific equivalents)