Senior Aircraft EWIS Lead: Electrical Harness Architect

Edge Autonomy; California; On-site; USD 132,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Group Short-Term & Long-Term Discount?

HSA and FSA Options

Critical Care Plan

Accident Care Plan

Employee Stock Purchasing Program (ESP

ESPP

Job summary

Redwire Defense Tech in San Luis Obispo, CA seeks an Aircraft Electrical Interconnect (EWIS) Lead to architect, design, integrate and validate electrical interconnect across multiple UAS platforms. You will guide subsystem trade studies, provide SME in avionics, power, harnessing, and comms, and supervise a team of engineers.

The EWIS Lead drives high-impact technical decisions, mentors teams, and ensures safety, reliability, manufacturability, and sustainment requirements across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field required, or equivalent experience delivering electrical interconnect designs to production in mass sensitive applications
• 5+ years of progressive experience in electrical, avionics, or embedded hardware development
• Demonstrated leadership of small engineering/specialist teams
• Experience supporting full product lifecycle: concept → prototype → test → flight → production
• Generate and maintain wiring schematics, connector pinouts, and harness assembly drawings using CAD tools
• Coordinate with manufacturing, test, and quality teams to ensure harness manufacturability, testability, and reliability
• Deep expertise with avionics integration, power systems, harness architecture, and communication interfaces
• Advanced proficiency with Altium Designer or equivalent schematic tools
• Strong knowledge of interconnect design principles, signal integrity, shielding, physical robustness, and environmental qualification constraints
• Expert-level troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and advanced diagnostic equipment
• Sound technical judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity in complex system designs
• Strong communication skills, capable of influencing decisions and presenting to engineering leadership
• Demonstrated leadership mentoring engineers across multiple levels and disciplines
• Strong ownership, accountability, and bias toward resolving high-impact issues

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex wire harnesses, including signal, power, data, and RF lines for UAS systems
• Evaluate complex design trade-offs involving performance, reliability, environmental constraints, cost, manufacturability, and qualification requirements
• Develop and maintain BOMs and support release of drawings into the product lifecycle system
• Lead high-impact troubleshooting efforts, root-cause analyses, and technical investigations that affect aircraft safety or mission performance
• Coordinate with software, GNC, mechanical, test, and production teams to ensure seamless electrical integration throughout the product lifecycle
• Champion electrical engineering best practices, standards, and review processes across multiple programs and sites
• Represent electrical engineering during major program reviews (CoDR, PDR, CDR, TRR), providing expert-level insight and recommendations
• Mentor and supervise more junior electrical engineers, supporting their technical development and execution
• Support supplier management, component selection, and assessment of new technologies relevant to future UAS platforms
• Drive continuous improvement efforts for test methods, documentation standards, workflow efficiency, and integration strategies

Skills

Electrical engineering

Avionics integration

Team leadership

Product lifecycle

Cross-functional collaboration

Wire harness design

Interconnect design

Troubleshooting

Communication

Mentoring

Ownership

Technical judgment

Standards development

External partner coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

CAD tools

Python/LabVIEW scripting

Job description

Redwire Defense Tech in San Luis Obispo, CA seeks an Aircraft Electrical Interconnect (EWIS) Lead to architect, design, integrate and validate electrical interconnect across multiple UAS platforms. You will guide subsystem trade studies, provide SME in avionics, power, harnessing, and comms, and supervise a team of engineers.

The EWIS Lead drives high-impact technical decisions, mentors teams, and ensures safety, reliability, manufacturability, and sustainment requirements across programs.