Harness Engineer

Stratolaunch, LLC; California (MO); On-site; USD 101,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Stratolaunch is seeking a Harness Engineer at on-site Mojave, CA to support avionics harness design and production readiness. You will develop wire harness architecture, lead manufacturability reviews, and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams.

The role demands experience in aerospace wiring, LRIP transitions, and a hands-on approach to fabrication, testing, and qualification of flight hardware.

Qualifications

• Experience with wire harness design and fabrication in aerospace environments.
• Ability to read/read wire schematics and interpret drawings.
• Experience transitioning prototype programs to LRIP and manufacturing support.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and work with a diverse team of engineers.
• Wire harness architecture, design, and layout.
• Create production drawings and ensure manufacturability.
• Coordinate procurement and supplier interactions.
• Develop harness specifications and test procedures.
• Support harness installation, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Assist with design/test readiness reviews and program communication.

Skills

wire harness design

mechanical design

avionics manufacturing

mechanical manufacturing

aircraft systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

SolidWorks

JIRA

GIT

JAMA

Job description

Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Our air-launched, Talon testbeds are reusable, cost-effective platforms that enable routine access to the hypersonic environment. We deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment. Together with our customers, we drive innovations that are imperative to advancing national security.

To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking a level II, Senior, or Staff level Harness Engineer to support the development and improvement of air-launched, hypersonic flight vehicle avionics systems and units for manufacturability, assembly, and test. This position requires working within a multi-disciplined group of engineers to generate requirements, design, analyze, manufacture, test, and integrate avionics systems.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to and work with a diverse team of mechanical, avionics, and manufacturing engineers
• Perform and/or support requirements development or maturation for wire harnesses
• Wire harness architecture, layout, and design
• Create production drawings and work closely with machine shops and production teams to ensure designs are manufacturable
• Coordinate procurement internally and externally with suppliers
• Develop harness specifications and test procedures
• Support and oversee harness installation and functional testing
• Support manufacturing technicians with troubleshooting
• Support test planning, perform failure analysis, and support hardware and software qualification and flight testing.
• Develop and optimize packaging processes to improve yield and reliability, setting process monitors and pass/fail metrics.
• Prepare content for, and present at, design and test readiness reviews
• Regular and comprehensive communication to program Avionics, Structures, and Manufacturing Leads, as appropriate
• Demonstrate honesty, responsibility, integrity, and fulfillment of commitments

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of, and experience with, one or more of these disciplines (in order of priority): wire harness design, mechanical design, avionics manufacturing, mechanical manufacturing, and/or aircraft systems
• Significant experience with electronics/avionics harness design and construction
• Experience with hands-on fabrication in an aerospace environment
• Experience transitioning prototype programs into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP)
• Ability to read and interpret wire schematics drawings
• Experience with technical aerospace work, including working with vendors
• Experience with risk management and critical path workflow
• Experience working in small engineering teams where each member often has multiple responsibilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize tasking to fit within the business goals
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
• Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Required Computer Skills

• 3D CAD experience (Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred, SolidWorks)
• MS Office/365 Suite
• Configuration management systems such as JIRA, GIT, JAMA, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Design for Manufacturability & Assembly (DFMA) improvement effort
• Experience with Material Review Board (MRB)
• Experience reading, writing, interpreting, and/or redlining work orders
• Experience in troubleshooting
• Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
• Experience with hypersonic and/or supersonic vehicle development
• Experience with air-launched vehicle development
• Experience with composite structures design, analysis, and manufacturing
• Active security clearance

Preferred Computer Skills

• Capital Software Suite or equivalent (Zuken, Altium, Rapid Harness, etc.)

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Level II ($101,000-$146,500): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 2-5 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Sr-level ($120,500-$158,000): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 5-10 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience
• Staff-level ($157,000-$206,000): Bachelor's degree (B.S.) from accredited institution and 10-20 years of relevant experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience

Special remarks regarding work environment, if applicable

• Position based onsite in Mojave, CA
• Position may require alte