Senior Harness Engineer — Lead Standards & Automation

True Anomaly, Inc.; Denver, Long Beach (CO, CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class health care

PTO and holidays

Parental Leave

Sick Leave

401(k) retirement plan

Equity participation

Job summary

True Anomaly, Inc. is seeking a Senior or Staff Harness Engineer to architect spacecraft-wide harness standards and interfaces. You will lead the design automation strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure scalable, repeatable harness solutions across multiple programs and vehicle lines.

You will collaborate across Electrical, Mechanical, and Avionics teams, shaping procedures and tooling that improve velocity and reliability while maintaining rigorous verification and qualification practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years designing harnesses for spacecraft or aerospace.
• Proven track record of defining spacecraft-wide harness standards across programs.
• Deep EMI/EMC, grounding, signal integrity expertise for flight harness systems.
• Experience defining harness layouts across full spacecraft configurations, including complex routing.
• Willing to travel up to 20% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Architect spacecraft-wide electrical harness standards and interface conventions across programs; define grounding, shielding, EMC isolation, and signal integrity practices at the vehicle level.
• Define spacecraft-level routing rules and mechanical interface standards that integrate harness layouts across full configurations.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Manufacturing to develop harness part and material strategies; ensure cost efficiency and production scalability.
• Define design-for-manufacture philosophies and reliability standards for harness assemblies; collaborate with industry on materials and connector technologies.
• Mentor harness engineers and drive cross-organizational alignment on technical direction.
• Create automation tools for rapid harness design and validation to reduce manual effort and speed iteration.

Skills

Harness design

Cross-team leadership

EMI/EMC

MBSE awareness

Mentorship

Communication

Travel availability

Education

Bachelors in engineering

Tools

ECAD software

MCAD software

MBSE tooling

Job description

True Anomaly, Inc. is seeking a Senior or Staff Harness Engineer to architect spacecraft-wide harness standards and interfaces. You will lead the design automation strategy, mentor engineers, and ensure scalable, repeatable harness solutions across multiple programs and vehicle lines.

You will collaborate across Electrical, Mechanical, and Avionics teams, shaping procedures and tooling that improve velocity and reliability while maintaining rigorous verification and qualification practices.