Lead Harness Design Engineer for High-EMI Power Systems

Socket.dev; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Epirus, a high-growth technology company, seeks a principal harness design engineer to own the full life cycle of harness design for HPM products. You will lead systems-level design guidelines and drive harness build, integration, and documentation in a rapid development environment.

You will specify components, guide EMI/resistance strategies, ensure compliant documentation, and collaborate with engineering, production, quality, and product management to meet stringent defense/aerospace

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years designing interconnect systems for harsh-environment applications such as defense, aerospace or industrial platforms
• Proficiency in interpreting / working from wiring diagrams and interconnect documentation
• Experience with designing harness systems optimized for voltage drop, thermal performance, component derating, EMI effects and interference / crosstalk
• Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620, J-STD-001, SAE AS50881 and/or NASA-STD-8739.4
• Working knowledge of GD&T and ASME Y14.5

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of electrical harness architectures for HPM systems
• Develop detailed harness designs from systems-level requirements / constraints
• Lead systems-level harness guidance for high-EMI systems, such as shielding strategies, grounding approaches, power distribution layout and signal pathing
• Evaluate and specify components such as connectors, wiring / cables, strain relief features and shield termination hardware
• Create, release and maintain harness documentation packages (system block diagrams, interconnect schematics, 3D CAD routing models and production drawings)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define harness requirements, ensuring alignment between stakeholders
• Provide engineering support to select and manage vendors to manufacture and assemble designed parts
• Support rapid development cycles, including prototyping, deployment, and continuous improvement
• Support build and test phases, including harness quality inspections and on-site troubleshooting

Skills

Harness design

Harsh-environment design

Wiring/interconnect systems

EMI/grounding analysis

GD&T understanding

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Harness Design

Zuken

Siemens Capital

CATIA Electrical

Solidworks

Job description

Epirus, a high-growth technology company, seeks a principal harness design engineer to own the full life cycle of harness design for HPM products. You will lead systems-level design guidelines and drive harness build, integration, and documentation in a rapid development environment.

You will specify components, guide EMI/resistance strategies, ensure compliant documentation, and collaborate with engineering, production, quality, and product management to meet stringent defense/aerospace