Lead Spacecraft Electrical Harness Engineer

Menlo Ventures; Laguna Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HRA/HSA options

PTO and paid holidays

401K

Parental Leave

Job summary

True Anomaly is seeking an experienced harness design engineer to develop and route harnesses for spacecraft and test setups, connecting power, data and avionics subsystems within the vehicle and coordinating with engineering, production, and quality teams.

The role focuses on creating 3D harness routes, electrical diagrams, MBSE approaches, and supporting manufacturing to ensure design intent is met. Travel up to 20% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or related engineering.
• 2-11 years of professional experience with harnessing design and routing.
• Experience with SolidWorks, CATIA, NX or similar 3D CAD software.
• Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) as it relates to harness design (e.g., use of tools such as Cameo).
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with little input on requirements or management oversight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willing to travel 20% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Creates 3D harness routes considering bend radius, separation, and maintainability and manage technical trade studies.
• Generate electrical interconnect diagrams and schematics by defining point-to-point connections for power, signals, and data links; understands grounding and shielding principles.
• Interface and coordinate between various team members including engineering, program management, production and quality Create 3D models of harness designs using SolidWorks software.
• Analyze harnesses with applicable quality and reliability standards.
• Develop test equipment for IR/DWV testing.
• Design and integrate harness routing within the spacecraft and test equipment.
• Support production and quality assurance to clear obstacles and ensure build meets design intent.
• Develop BOM’s and work within ERP system for production coordination.

Skills

Harness design

MBSE (Cameo)

Autonomous work

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/electrical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

NX

SolidWorks Electrical

Cameo

Job description

True Anomaly is seeking an experienced harness design engineer to develop and route harnesses for spacecraft and test setups, connecting power, data and avionics subsystems within the vehicle and coordinating with engineering, production, and quality teams.

The role focuses on creating 3D harness routes, electrical diagrams, MBSE approaches, and supporting manufacturing to ensure design intent is met. Travel up to 20% may be required.