Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Severn (MD); On-site; USD 96,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space's IGNITE organization seeks a Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer to design, validate, and test electronic cable harnesses for aerospace/defense systems. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance while supporting manufacturing and test activities.

The role covers harness layouts, testing, and documentation, with a focus on IPC-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, and buildable designs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in cable harness design, testing, or integration within aerospace systems.
• Proficiency with CAD tools for harness design and documentation.
• Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (multimeters, milliohm meters, hipot, automated cable testers).
• Familiarity with IPC-A-620 w/space or NASA-STD-8739.4 and related standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cable harness layouts using CAD tools, including BOM creation.
• Conduct electrical/mechanical analyses to validate harness design against requirements.
• Develop and execute test plans for harness validation (continuity, insulation resistance, hi-pot).
• Troubleshoot harness defects and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Cable harness design

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Security clearance readiness

Tools

AutoCAD

Visio

Creo

SolidWorks

Zuken

Electrical testing equipment experience

Job description

Standard Job Description

Our Rapid Solutions Manufacturing Operations team within the IGNITE organization of Lockheed Martin Space are seeking a skilled Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer to support the design, integration, validation, and testing of electronic cable harnesses for aerospace/defense systems. This role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure harnesses meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements while supporting manufacturing and test efforts.

Standard Job Description

Our Rapid Solutions Manufacturing Operations team within the IGNITE organization of Lockheed Martin Space are seeking a skilled Cable Harness Design and Test Engineer to support the design, integration, validation, and testing of electronic cable harnesses for aerospace/defense systems. This role involves collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure harnesses meet performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements while supporting manufacturing and test efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop cable harness layouts using CAD tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Visio, Creo, Solidworks, Zuken or similar), including routing/length requirements, cable material selection, and bill of materials (BOM) creation
• Cable design includes internal and external system cabling, test cabling and mating cable to support automated testing of cables
• Perform electrical and mechanical analysis to validate harness design against system requirements and environmental constraints
• Develop and execute test plans, procedures, and protocols for harness validation, including continuity, isolation, insulation resistance, and dielectric withstanding voltage testing.
• Able to perform Test capability reviews, provide Test budget, and Test labor summaries.
• Troubleshoot harness defects, root-cause failures, and implement corrective actions
• Coordinate with sourcing, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure producibility and compliance with IPC-A-620 w/space or NASA-STD-8739.4 or customer specifications
• Document design changes in EPDM
• Record test results in our MES system
• Support failure analysis, design reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in cable harness design, testing, or integration within aerospace systems
• Proficiency in harness design software using CAD tools
• Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (multimeters, milliohm meters, hipot, and automated cable testers)
• Conceptualize and design mating interfaces and/or pigtails for automated cable testers.
• Knowledge of IPC-A-620 w/space or NASA-STD-8739.4 and related industry standards
• Strong understanding of wire types, connectors, contacts, backshells, heatshrink, shielding, routing practices, and EMI/EMC considerations
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in cross-functional teams
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a secret level security clearance

Desired Skills

• Experience with system level wiring diagram development and component selection for internal and external cables
• Knowledge of materials required to support Space Cable design requirements
• Familiar with basic electronics and circuits.
• Familiar with the basics of automated scripting. (bash, batch, python, etc.)
• Experience with automated cable test systems such as CableEye, Dynalab
• Experience developing and maintaining component libraries for CAD databases
• Experience with cable assembly practices, calibration and certification of manufacturing and test equipment required to support cable assembly and test
• Experience working in an AS9100D Space Electronic Manufacturing Services facility

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $95900.00 - $178100.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.