Senior Harness Design Engineer — High-EMI Systems

Epirus; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Epirus is seeking a Principal Harness Design Engineer in Torrance, CA to own full lifecycle harness development for our HPM platforms. You will guide systems-level requirements, develop detailed designs, and drive documentation packages for production.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with engineering, production, quality, and management, while evaluating components and vendors to ensure robust, EMI-aware harness solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years designing interconnect systems for harsh-environment applications such as defense, aerospace or industrial platforms.
• Proficiency in interpreting / working from wiring diagrams and interconnect documentation.
• Experience with harness design optimized for voltage drop, thermal, derating, EMI and crosstalk.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of electrical harness architectures for HPM systems.
• Develop detailed harness designs from systems-level requirements/constraints.
• Lead systems-level harness guidance for high-EMI systems, such as shielding strategies, grounding approaches, power distribution layout and signal pathing.
• Evaluate and specify components such as connectors, wiring/cables, strain relief features and shield termination hardware.
• Create, release and maintain harness documentation packages such as system block diagrams, interconnect schematics, 3D CAD routing models and production drawings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define harness requirements, ensuring alignment between stakeholders such as engineering, production, quality and product management.
• Provide engineering support to select and manage vendors to manufacture and assemble designed parts.
• Support rapid development cycles, including prototyping, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Support build and test phases, including harness quality inspections and on-site troubleshooting.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Harsh-environment design

Wiring diagrams

GD&T knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Altium Harness Design

Zuken

Siemens Capital

CATIA Electrical

Job description

Epirus is seeking a Principal Harness Design Engineer in Torrance, CA to own full lifecycle harness development for our HPM platforms. You will guide systems-level requirements, develop detailed designs, and drive documentation packages for production.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with engineering, production, quality, and management, while evaluating components and vendors to ensure robust, EMI-aware harness solutions in a fast-paced environment.