Orbital Harness Engineer: Precision Spaceflight Cabling

Industrious Ventures; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Xona is seeking a Harness Engineer to design, build, and test the satellite harnesses and cables. This hands-on role partners with avionics, mechanical, GNC, and manufacturing teams to deliver a critical subsystem for Pulsar, a world-class PNT platform.

You will own harness routing, create drawings with engineers, interpret IPC/MIL-STD standards, select components, and coordinate builds with contract manufacturers.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• 2+ years experience in electrical harness design.
• Ability to read and interpret PCBA schematics and drawings.
• Experience using harness test equipment such as multimeters and Hipot testers.
• Familiarity with Windows-based PC operating systems.
• Strong English verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, cable routing, and build of the satellite’s harnesses.
• Closely work with electrical, mechanical, and other satellite design engineers to create harness drawings.
• Understanding of industry-standard electrical design principles and standards (IPC, MIL-STD, SMC).
• Determine processes and select components to ensure a reliable and manufacturable solution.
• Coordinate harness builds with contract manufacturers, considering program schedule and design requirements.
• Track, design, and build test harnesses to support various test setups (DVT, environmental, subsystem debug).
• Interpret PCBA schematics, technical drawings, test plans, and work instructions.
• Develop, maintain, and follow work instructions, connector mate logs, and test logs.
• Support hardware troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.

Skills

Electrical harness design

Schematic interpretation

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Harness test equipment (multimeters, Hipot testers)

Windows OS

Job description

Xona is seeking a Harness Engineer to design, build, and test the satellite harnesses and cables. This hands-on role partners with avionics, mechanical, GNC, and manufacturing teams to deliver a critical subsystem for Pulsar, a world-class PNT platform.

You will own harness routing, create drawings with engineers, interpret IPC/MIL-STD standards, select components, and coordinate builds with contract manufacturers.