Senior Harness Architect — Spacecraft Systems Leader

True Anomaly; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class healthcare

Flexible Time Off

Daily catered lunch

401(k) retirement plan

Equity participation

Dog Fridays

Job summary

True Anomaly is seeking a Senior or Staff level Technical Leader to guide harness engineering across spacecraft programs. You will architect standards, tooling, and automation to scale designs while mentoring engineers and driving cross-program alignment.

This onsite role in Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA requires systems thinking, EMI/EMC expertise, and a track record of delivering reliable harness solutions at scale; you will influence technical direction and shape how teams collaborate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years designing spacecraft harnesses with multi-program leadership.
• Proven track record of harness standards, interfaces, or automation tooling.
• Deep EMI/EMC, grounding, signal integrity, and verification expertise.
• Experience with complex routing and deployable harness elements.
• Accountability for program-level delivery across teams.
• Experience defining verification, reliability standards, or derating guidelines.
• Designing reusable tooling or automation to improve velocity or quality.

Responsibilities

• Architect spacecraft-wide electrical harness standards and interface conventions.
• Define spacecraft-level routing and mechanical interface standards for harness layouts across configurations.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Manufacturing to optimize parts selection and production scalability.
• Define design-for-manufacture philosophies and reliability standards for harness assemblies.
• Hold cross-discipline consistency and serve as the integrating authority for harness interfaces.
• Create automation tools for rapid harness design and validation.
• Shape reusable design patterns and scalable solutions across programs.
• Influence executive direction on harness engineering and technology bets.
• Mentor harness engineers and foster cross-org collaboration.
• Embed True Anomaly's values in cross-org delivery and accountability.

Skills

Harness leadership

System integration

Mentoring

Cross-team collaboration

EMI/EMC expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or related engineering; advanced degree preferred.

8+ years designing harnesses for spacecraft or aerospace applications

Proven track record of defining harness standards, interfaces, or design automation

Expertise in EMI/EMC, grounding, signal integrity, verification

Experience with complex routing, multi-module assemblies, deployables

Program-level delivery accountability across multiple teams

Experience defining verification/validation processes and reliability standards

Designing reusable tooling or automation to improve velocity/quality

Tools

ECAD/MCAD

MBSE

Design automation tools

CAD-rule checking

Job description

True Anomaly is seeking a Senior or Staff level Technical Leader to guide harness engineering across spacecraft programs. You will architect standards, tooling, and automation to scale designs while mentoring engineers and driving cross-program alignment.

This onsite role in Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA requires systems thinking, EMI/EMC expertise, and a track record of delivering reliable harness solutions at scale; you will influence technical direction and shape how teams collaborate.