Aerospace Harness Design Engineer — 3D NX CAD Specialist

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

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Benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a highly skilled electrical harness engineer to design, integrate and own harness systems for rugged defense hardware. You will develop block diagrams and wire diagrams, work with the electrical team and suppliers, and ensure compliance with environmental and MIL-STD requirements.

The role is based in Long Beach, CA, involves collaborating with mechanical, software, and product teams, and offers a salary range of USD 129,000 to 171,000 with strong benefits and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 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 MIL-STD requirements and harness standards.
• Must be eligible to receive a US Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate and integrate harnesses; own harness discipline.
• Investigate, plan, design and develop harnesses to meet requirements.
• Select connectors, back-shells, wires, shielding for environmental needs.
• Create harness block diagrams and wire diagrams for production release.
• Support design reviews and guide electrical system decisions.
• Prepare harness assembly instructions and test procedures.
• Collaborate with engineering (mechanical, electrical, software), product management, quality and compliance.
• Manage multiple projects across stages.
• Work with harness manufacturers to deliver high-quality, reliable products.
• Own end-to-end wiring and interconnect system, including power distribution and grounding.
• Ensure designs meet voltage, current, bandwidth, redundancy, EMI/EMC.
• Perform trade studies for wire gauge, shielding, topology.
• Analyze risks like voltage drop, crosstalk, EMI, thermal effects.
• Apply SWaP considerations for power, network and communications designs.

Skills

Electrical harness design

3D CAD NX

NX Cabling

Siemens Capital Harness

Electrical systems analysis

Communication skills

US security clearance

Education

Bachelors in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

NX Cabling

Siemens Capital Harness

2D CAD (Formboard)

CAN

Ethernet

RS422/RS232/1553

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a highly skilled electrical harness engineer to design, integrate and own harness systems for rugged defense hardware. You will develop block diagrams and wire diagrams, work with the electrical team and suppliers, and ensure compliance with environmental and MIL-STD requirements.

The role is based in Long Beach, CA, involves collaborating with mechanical, software, and product teams, and offers a salary range of USD 129,000 to 171,000 with strong benefits and