Cable Harness Designer for Military-Grade Electronics

The Marvin Group; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marvin Group, a leading defense contractor based in Southern California, seeks a Cable Harness Designer to create build-ready harness documentation. You will convert requirements into harness drawings, wire lists, BOMs, and revision-controlled packages while partnering with electrical design, manufacturing, quality, and test teams.

You will develop and revise harness drawings, select components, ensure IPC/WHMA-A-620 conformance, and support prototype and production builds, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 4+ years creating and revising cable and wire-harness drawings and build documentation.
• Working knowledge of harness construction practices, connectors, routing, labeling, and revision-controlled documentation.
• Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620 requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Clear technical communication and attention to detail with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and revise cable and wire-harness drawings, wire lists, pinouts, routing details, labels, and related manufacturing documentation.
• Select and document wire, cable, connectors, terminals, backshells, protective materials, and hardware; prepare bills of material and drawing packages.
• Apply IPC/WHMA-A-620 requirements to design documentation and support interpretation with manufacturing and quality teams.
• Coordinate interfaces with electrical design, panel or equipment integration, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, suppliers, and test stakeholders.
• Support prototype and production builds by resolving fit, routing, termination, documentation, and configuration issues; manage design changes.
• Support harness testing activities by ensuring drawings and build records are complete and current.

Skills

Cable harness design

Documentation

Collaboration across teams

IPC/WHMA-A-620 knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Job description

The Marvin Group, a leading defense contractor based in Southern California, seeks a Cable Harness Designer to create build-ready harness documentation. You will convert requirements into harness drawings, wire lists, BOMs, and revision-controlled packages while partnering with electrical design, manufacturing, quality, and test teams.

You will develop and revise harness drawings, select components, ensure IPC/WHMA-A-620 conformance, and support prototype and production builds, with emphasis on