Senior Space Harness Design Engineer I

Rocket Lab; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Purchase Program

Top-tier medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid vacation and sick time

401(k) with company match

Onsite fitness centers

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Harness Design Engineer I to design, develop, and integrate electrical harnesses for spacecraft, defining interfaces and BOMs, and collaborating across engineering teams. You will work through full lifecycle from design to fabrication, applying space-grade standards and documentation.

This role offers exposure to high-precision hardware and mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering; or other engineering degree.
• 5+ years of electrical engineering or avionics experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical harness systems for spacecraft, including connector and backshell selection, wire selection, shielding, and routing.
• Generate wiring diagrams, pinout tables, and interface definitions for harness systems based on spacecraft interconnect diagrams.
• Collaborate with systems engineering to interpret system architecture and define electrical interfaces.
• Create and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) for harness systems in the PLM tool.
• Develop and maintain fabrication drawings and documentation for harness systems using Capital Essentials, NX, and Teamcenter.
• Support harness fabrication processes, ensuring compliance with space-grade standards.
• Define and verify harness acceptance criteria, including electrical testing and inspection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure proper integration of harnesses into spacecraft.
• Perform electrical design and analysis to ensure harness systems meet requirements.
• Support electrical system schematics and harness design documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical input.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Avionics experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering

Tools

Capital Essentials

NX

Teamcenter

Job description

Rocket Lab in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Senior Harness Design Engineer I to design, develop, and integrate electrical harnesses for spacecraft, defining interfaces and BOMs, and collaborating across engineering teams. You will work through full lifecycle from design to fabrication, applying space-grade standards and documentation.

This role offers exposure to high-precision hardware and mission-critical systems.