Senior Harness Design Engineer - Remote/Onsite Space

IonQ; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IonQ, Inc. in Louisville, CO is seeking a Senior Electrical Harness Design Engineer to own full-cycle harness designs from concept to flight readiness. You will collaborate with mechanical, RF, electrical, and systems teams to deliver space-ready harnesses for orbital missions.

You will guide the Harness team on best practices, manage design lifecycle, and influence hardware decisions while maintaining rigorous documentation and schedule discipline. Travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex harnesses.
• Experience with end-to-end product lifecycle.
• Knowledge of RF cabling and testing.
• Familiarity with NASA-STD-8739.4, IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• Strong documentation habits.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• CAD and harness design tools proficiency (SolidWorks, Zuken).

Responsibilities

• Design System Level harnesses from power distribution to high-speed communications
• Own the harness design lifecycle and implement harness design best practices
• Collaborate across teams—mechanical, RF, electrical, and systems—to ensure seamless integration. Knowledge of industry-standard electrical design principles, to include, but not limited to electrical component selection, testing, manufacturing, and production processes
• Technical point of contact for Wire, Cable, Connector, and Harness suppliers
• Support resolving non-conformances from harness suppliers
• Provide critical input to schedule planning, hardware requirements, and process improvements
• Define test plans and verification strategies that meet flight readiness requirements

Skills

Harness design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

System-level thinking

Documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Zuken

PCB design

CAD

Job description

IonQ, Inc. in Louisville, CO is seeking a Senior Electrical Harness Design Engineer to own full-cycle harness designs from concept to flight readiness. You will collaborate with mechanical, RF, electrical, and systems teams to deliver space-ready harnesses for orbital missions.

You will guide the Harness team on best practices, manage design lifecycle, and influence hardware decisions while maintaining rigorous documentation and schedule discipline. Travel up to 10%.