Senior Harness Engineer

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

Senior Harness Engineer at IonQ, Louisville, Colorado, United States (remote). A senior-level full time position in the Capella team, listed under business operations.

Location: This role is based onsite at our Louisville, CO office, with the option to work a few days remotely. Travel: Up to 10%, domestic or international.

The Role

As Senior Electrical Harness Design Engineer, you will take ownership of full-cycle harness designs, from early concept to flight readiness. You will work cross-functionally with systems, manufacturing, mechanical, EE, and RF teams to bring high-reliability, space-ready harnesses to orbit. You will guide the Harness team on special topics and present across disciplines to help facilitate ideas, product readiness, and conduct reviews.

What Success Looks Like

• You consistently deliver flight-quality harnesses on schedule with minimal oversight
• You proactively identify and articulate system-level risks and drive mitigations early
• You communicate across hardware/software and cross-functional gaps with confidence and clarity
• You make thoughtful trade-offs in constrained environments and justify them with data
• You show curiosity about advanced areas like architecture optimization or radiation mitigation, even if they’re outside your scope for now
• You exhibit advanced wide-ranging experience in harness engineering, using in-depth professional knowledge
• You get things done, align with stakeholders, and document concisely

Compensation

The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on the education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), specific office location and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity. Benefits listed in this posting may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Capella Space. If this role has a commission structure, the compensation range below just reflects the base compensation range.

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

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
• 3+ years’ experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting complex harnesses
• Experience with designing and maintaining systems from beginning to end of the product lifecycle
• Knowledge of PCBA’s and working closely with electrical design engineers to define harnessing requirements and inform board level design decisions
• An understanding of RF cabling, components, and testing
• Excellent Organizational skills and strong documentation habits
• Strong knowledge of industry harnessing standards (NASA-STD-8739.4, IPC/WHMA-A-620, etc)
• Experience with SolidWorks or other CAD applications
• Strong knowledge of Zuken or other harness design applications
• Experience in engineering product lifecycle management tools