Electrical Engineer: UAV Harness Design & Production

Heaviside Industries, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, Vision & Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Heaviside Industries, based in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design wiring harnesses for small unmanned vehicles and take concepts from ground up to production.

You will read schematics, select connectors, troubleshoot issues in bench and field environments, and ensure proper power and grounding for sensors and motors. The role demands hands-on hardware experience and ITAR awareness.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience with vehicle wiring and harness design.
• Formula SAE or Baja experience.
• You have designed at least one complete harness from a blank page through build and debug, not just modified someone else's
• PCB design experience (Altium)
• Comfortable with a multimeter, an oscilloscope, a crimper, and a soldering iron
• Self-starter: you work autonomously, ask good questions early, and do not wait to be told what to do next
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Responsibilities

• Design wiring harnesses for small unmanned vehicles from the ground up: requirements, schematics, pinouts, connector selection, wire gauge and circuit protection, shielding and grounding
• Read harness schematics and sensor datasheets, work out what each sensor needs for power, signal, and grounding, and route power to it safely
• Troubleshoot vehicles on the bench and in the field: shorts, opens, intermittent connections, bad crimps, ground problems, and electrical noise
• Root-cause sensor or motor problems end to end—when a sensor or motor stops working, isolate whether the fault is the sensor, the connector, the cable, the power, or the software talking to it
• Take harnesses from prototype to production: formal drawings, formboard layouts, BOMs, labeling, and build and test instructions a technician or contract manufacturer can follow
• Define and run harness acceptance tests (continuity, pull) and vehicle-level electrical checkout
• Support builds on the floor, review technician work, guide technicians, and fold what you learn back into the design

Skills

Wiring harness design

Self-starter

Electrical testing

ITAR awareness

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Crimping tool

Soldering iron

Job description

Heaviside Industries, based in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design wiring harnesses for small unmanned vehicles and take concepts from ground up to production.

You will read schematics, select connectors, troubleshoot issues in bench and field environments, and ensure proper power and grounding for sensors and motors. The role demands hands-on hardware experience and ITAR awareness.