Electrical Engineer III, Wire Harness

Jobtailor; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an Electrical Harness Engineer to design and integrate EWIS for launch vehicles and spacecraft, generating schematics, wire diagrams, and harness layouts for flight, qualification, and test labs.

You will coordinate interfaces across engineering, production, and integration, applying IPC/WHMA-A-620 and NASA-STD-8739.4 standards, and contribute to design reviews with data-driven results.

Qualifications

• BS/related degree with 5+ years of engineering experience in harness development.
• Familiar with test equipment to verify harness design and assembly.
• Knowledge of IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, and MSFC-SPEC-494 harness standards.
• 5+ years selecting connectors, backshells, wires, and other harness components.
• Understanding grounding requirements and system-level grounding via harness design.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Team oriented, proactive, and able to work with minimal guidance.
• Detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate EWIS designs on launch vehicles and spacecraft.
• Understand and implement guidelines for wire harness development.
• Generate schematics, wire diagrams, harness 3D routing, and 2D drawings and technical docs for flight, qualification, and test labs.
• Coordinate requirements between engineering, production, and integration.
• Make development decisions based on merit, risk, cost, schedule and quality.
• Support design reviews by presenting design, analysis, and test results for flight readiness.
• Partner with engineering and production to generate ideas and continuous improvements.
• Tailor aerospace harnessing standards to internal design standards for vehicle-level implementation.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Proactive execution

Detail-oriented

Task management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EWIS design

Schematics generation

Wire diagrams

Harness 3D CAD routing

2D assembly drawings

Technical documentation

Harness design

Fabrication standards

Installation standards

Electrical grounding requirements

Job description

• Develop and integrate electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) designs on launch vehicles and spacecraft
• Understand and implement industry guidelines and requirements for development and design of wire harnesses
• Generate schematics, wire diagrams, harness 3D CAD routing, 2D assembly drawings, technical documentation, and reports to support flight, qualification, and test lab harness assemblies
• Coordinate requirements and interfaces between engineering disciplines, production, and integration
• Make development decisions based on technical merit, risk, cost, schedule, and/or quality assurance
• Support design reviews by presenting design, analysis, and test results, showing component design and manufacturing is meeting requirements for flight
• Partner with engineering and production teams to generate ideas, creative designs, and continuous improvements
• Tailor aerospace harnessing standards and guidelines to create internal design standards and requirements for cable assemblies, shielding, integration, and vehicle level implementation

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in electrical engineering with 5+ years of experience in related engineering discipline
• Familiar with the use of test equipment to verify harness design and assembly
• Knowledge of harness design, fabrication, and installation standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, and MSFC-SPEC-494
• 5+ years of experience with selection of connectors, backshells, wires, and other harness components
• Understanding expertise of electrical grounding requirements and how to implement proper system level grounding via wire harness design
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work well in a team, be proactive, and execute with minimal guidance
• Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple concurrent tasks

Hard Skills

• electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) design
• schematics generation
• wire diagrams
• harness 3D CAD routing
• 2D assembly drawings
• technical documentation
• harness design
• fabrication standards
• installation standards
• electrical grounding requirements

Soft Skills

• effective communication
• teamwork
• proactive execution
• detail-oriented
• task management

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in electrical engineering