Senior Avionics Harness Design Engineer (Spaceflight)

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 156,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is building sustainable electrical harness solutions for the Mk1 Vehicle, focusing on wiring interconnect diagrams, harness assemblies, and installation drawings. You will influence spaceflight history with a detailed, manufacturable design approach in a collaborative team environment.

Join a small, passionate engineering group delivering complex electrical systems for lunar transport, with mentoring opportunities and emphasis on safety, repeatability, and innovation.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related technical subject area.
• 10+ years of experience designing Wire Harnesses for the Aerospace industry.
• Familiarity with Creo, Zuken, Windchill or experience with other high-end CAD routing software such as NX Electrical or Catia.
• Understanding and application of wire derating analysis.
• Working knowledge and experience applying harness design and manufacturing standards: IPC/WHMA-A-620A, NASA-STD-8739.4, SAE AS50881.
• Strong electrical/mechanical design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software.
• Design for manufacturability experience.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical harnesses for power distribution, RF, communication and high-speed data signal.
• Select harness components and hardware, connectors, backshells, cable and wire.
• Create Wiring diagrams utilizing Zuken E3.
• Create 3D routed harness data files utilizing Creo (Pro/Engineer) Cabling.
• Create harness detail and installation drawings including 2D flat harness drawings from the 3D harness data sets.
• Design and integration of harness support brackets.
• Support design configuration development and trade studies.
• Provide technical guidance for hardware installation.
• Support the assembly and testing of cables and harnesses.
• Report on activity schedule and technical status.
• Identify opportunities for technical improvements.
• Informally mentor and train less experienced harness engineers.

Skills

Wire harness design

3D CAD

Creo

Zuken

Windchill

IPC/WHMA-A-620A

NASA-STD-8739.4

DFX / manufacturability

Education

B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related technical subject area

Tools

Creo

Zuken

Windchill

NX Electrical

Catia

Job description

Blue Origin is building sustainable electrical harness solutions for the Mk1 Vehicle, focusing on wiring interconnect diagrams, harness assemblies, and installation drawings. You will influence spaceflight history with a detailed, manufacturable design approach in a collaborative team environment.

Join a small, passionate engineering group delivering complex electrical systems for lunar transport, with mentoring opportunities and emphasis on safety, repeatability, and innovation.